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"For all of us, as parents or students who have been through situations like this, it would have been extremely traumatic," he told reporters.

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One adult working nearby was killed in the strike and nine others were wounded, one with serious burns and another a traumatic amputation of her leg.

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Davis said the accusation was "a little unfair" and rejected the claim that "we somehow benefit from our users suffering the traumatic event of having their phone stolen".

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June Bunyan, 37, who was originally from Arran, was discovered on 11 September with traumatic neck injuries.

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The Colombian survivor arrived in his homeland "with a traumatic brain injury, sedated, medicated, and breathing with the help of a ventilator", according to Colombia's interior minister.

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

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