arrested
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Nine foreigners have been arrested in South Africa after they were caught allegedly trying to leave the country to fight in the war between Russia and the Ukraine, police say.
From BBC ● Nov. 9, 2026
A 41-year-old man, from Llansamlet, and a 16-year-old boy, also from Llansamlet, were arrested in the aftermath on Friday and remain in custody.
From BBC ● Nov. 7, 2026
“There’s a personal incentive in intervention work to make amends for bad things you’ve done, give back, but there’s also the desire to not ever get arrested or go to jail or prison again.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 6, 2026
Dutch news agency ANP reported that police arrested between 150 and 200 protesters.
From Barron's ● Nov. 6, 2026
She was the one who’d been arrested and nearly shot just because she’d got stuck on the German side of the front lines.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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