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The next day, on 1 October, Mr Majothi said he had an altercation with his commander, after which he separated from Russian soldiers.

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It said a small group of counter-protesters had breached Public Order Act conditions "by demonstrating at the form up point of the Palestine Coalition protest", leading to the altercation.

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He used to have a roommate named Bonnie, until the two had an altercation that ended in her biting off one of his toes.

The 69-year-old truck driver who got into a physical altercation with former USC quarterback Mark Sanchez over the weekend is out of the hospital and continuing his recovery at home, according to his attorneys.

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During the ensuing altercation, Sanchez threw Tole toward a wall and also onto the ground, the affidavit said, before Tole, believing he was in danger, sprayed Sanchez with pepper spray and eventually stabbed him.

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