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The State Department confirmed that Tellis was arrested Saturday -- the same day the affidavit said he was due to fly to Rome -- but declined further comment due to the ongoing investigation.

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The passenger reported the incident to British Transport Police when she arrived at Swansea Station and McMurray was arrested on the platform.

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Last summer two women, aged 37 and 55, and a 56-year-old man were arrested in connection with the investigation and released pending further inquiries.

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Deputies arrested Govantes and booked him on suspicion of aggravated mayhem, torture, kidnapping and assault with a deadly weapon, the sheriff’s department said.

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Europe's human rights watchdog has raised concerns about the policing of protests in the UK following arrests over the ban on Palestine Action, and called for broader protest laws to be reviewed.

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

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