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Speaking from the scene of the accident, Interior Minister Matus Sutaj Estok said that while most of those hurt suffered only minor injuries, 11 people had been taken to hospital in Bratislava.

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Guy LeBas, chief fixed-income strategist at Janney Montgomery Scott, said he thinks it’s a stretch to pin weakness in stocks and riskier assets on the Federal Reserve and recent “minor strains” in overnight funding markets.

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In each case, what might have otherwise been viewed as a minor offense was taken seriously because the actors were proximate to those in power.

Asked whether the tagging is painful, he says it is a minor discomfort, like having your ears pierced.

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The remaining injuries range from life-threatening to minor, police said.

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