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Her plan, she said, was to break into Kavanaugh’s home and kill him, then herself.

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It was a store in the small town of Piopio that Mr Phillips was suspected of attempting to break into when police were called, leading to a chase and the shoot-out.

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O'Reilly, who has been with City since he was eight, made 21 appearances and scored five goals for the Manchester club last season as he broke into their first team.

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The government proscribed Palestine Action under anti-terrorism legislation in July, after activists broke into an RAF base and damaged two military aircraft earlier in the year.

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He broke into tears as he turned around to face his family and tell his mother: "I failed you as a son."

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

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