raid
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As word of the raid spread, a crowd of protesters outside the warehouse began to grow.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026
Shortly after, air raid sirens sounded in neighboring Gulf nations Kuwait and Bahrain -- both US allies -- and AFP correspondents in both countries heard explosions.
From Barron's • Jun. 6, 2026
French investigators were eventually able to track the scammers to Albania, and a police raid recovered a computer hard drive with the names and contact information of the French victims.
From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026
Wednesday's raid followed hard on the heels of Socialist ex-Prime Minister Zapatero being summoned to testify in court next month.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
The guests had all left slowly, saying little, their faces shadowed with guilt, as if embarrassed that they had allowed the air raid to ruin the wedding.
From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
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