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"It's to warn other people, no matter who you are, where you are, as long as you commit such heinous crimes against the Chinese people, you will pay the price."

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"The United States will find itself supporting foreign security forces that commit heinous crimes even though nothing is done about it," said Mr Rieser.

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Though the streamer’s history of glamorizing and heightening heinous acts isn’t necessarily indicative of the quality of “The Perfect Neighbor,” it does cloud the documentary’s release with apprehension.

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Other players for the Afghan national side joined the tributes, including Fazalhaq Farooqi who said the attack was a "heinous, unforgivable crime".

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"The massacre of innocent civilians and our domestic cricket players by these oppressors is a heinous, unforgivable crime," wrote Afghan international cricketer Fazalhaq Farooqi on Facebook.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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