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Heroic barber recalls tackling car attacker of Australian MP Helen Haines
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Australian barber Ricky Jefferies has been hailed as a hero for running out of his store to detain a man who authorities allege deliberately drove a car into lawmaker Helen Haines in the small town of Wangaratta, an incident that has shocked the country.
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20 Oct 03:12
South China Morning PostFirst
Heroic barber recalls tackling car attacker of Australian MP Helen Haines
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