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bystander

noun as in person who watches

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Security video shows a struggle as the suspect pulls the victim out of her car and she fights him off with the help of a bystander before getting back into the vehicle.

Ms Edwards, 26, an innocent bystander, was killed and five men were injured.

From BBC

Though he could have kept the restaurant going, Akar said, he “couldn’t be a bystander.”

The victim’s screams ultimately saved him, as a bystander stepped in, subdued the attacker and held him at bay for the remaining three hours until the assailant was arrested upon landing, the agent alleged.

A bystander was also injured as a stray bullet hit his leg.

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

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