{"id":202287,"date":"2024-05-17T14:35:21","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T18:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=202287"},"modified":"2024-05-17T15:27:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T19:27:43","slug":"activists-claim-ship-flying-antigua-and-barbuda-flag-was-carrying-arms-to-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/activists-claim-ship-flying-antigua-and-barbuda-flag-was-carrying-arms-to-israel\/","title":{"rendered":"Activists Claim Ship flying Antigua and Barbuda Flag was carrying arms to Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3149398835\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2457840221\" class=\"antig-before-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/medicalbenefitsscheme\" aria-label=\"ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1200\/h:400\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:341\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ce741a73-c70c-446b-af7f-da2abe2b62bb.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1200\" height=\"400\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><strong><em>Editor&#8217;s Note: Antigua and Barbuda has a very popular ship registry service that allows vessels globally to sail under the Antigua &amp; Barbuda flag. From time to time we receive reports that these Antigua Flagges ships are involved in controversy. The ships are not necessarily Antigua-owned ships although they may fly the country&#8217;s flag. Please be aware of this as you read the post below.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><div id=\"antig-2907448616\" class=\"antig-content_5 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source Jerusalem Post<\/strong>&#8211; A German-owned cargo vessel flying the flags of Antigua and Barbuda, Borkum, has been recently caught up in a metaphorical storm in Spain after&nbsp;anti-Israel activists&nbsp;and politicians claimed that the ship was carrying arms to its final destination \u2013 Israel. The ship is expected to set sail from the Port of Cartagena today at noon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The BDS group in the Spanish city of Murcia even presented a document that allegedly showed that&nbsp;the cargo ship&nbsp;sailed sailed from India bound for Israel, though it is not certain that this document was indeed related to said ship.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3021143327\" class=\"antig-content_4 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div><div id=\"antig-2829305818\" class=\"antig-content_12 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ablpag\" aria-label=\"ABLP_Red-&#038;-Reddy_Web_1000x250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/ABLP_Red-Reddy_Web_1000x250.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spanish government announced yesterday that the ship\u2019s final destination is Czechia, but this did not convince anti-Israel activists and politicians, who continued to propagate an online campaign to block the ship and carry out an inspection of its contents, as well as call for&nbsp;an investigation of the parties&nbsp;involved.<\/p><div id=\"antig-564817420\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:132\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:450\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:337\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1536\/h:675\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:842\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanish activist Luis Arbide, who followed the issue from up close, also claimed that the ship\u2019s manifest specifically mentioned IMI (Israel Military Industries) as the cargo\u2019s destination, adding that Czechia is Israel\u2019s fourth arms supplier across the globe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Spanish politicians from the left-wing party Podemos further propagated the campaign against the cargo ship. Yesterday, the ex-minister of the Equality Ministry and the current European Parliament candidate, Irene Montero, noted that the party filed a complaint with the National Court to have the Borkum detained and its cargo inspected. \u201cThe law prohibits Spain from facilitating the transit of military material that could be used to commit genocide. Not acting makes us responsible,\u201d she added in a tweet.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3780424160\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:150\/h:150\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.jpost.com\/image\/upload\/f_auto,fl_lossy\/c_fill,g_faces:center,h_537,w_822\/597444\" alt=\" Demonstrators hold signs and Palestinian flags, as people call for a ceasefire in Gaza during a rally to commemorate Nakba Day, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Madrid, Spain, May 11, 2024. (credit: REUTERS\/Isabel Infantes)\" title=\" Demonstrators hold signs and Palestinian flags, as people call for a ceasefire in Gaza during a rally to commemorate Nakba Day, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Madrid, Spain, May 11, 2024. (credit: REUTERS\/Isabel Infantes)\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Demonstrators hold signs and Palestinian flags, as people call for a ceasefire in Gaza during a rally to commemorate Nakba Day, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in Madrid, Spain, May 11, 2024. (credit: REUTERS\/Isabel Infantes)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Likewise, Spain\u2019s Social Rights Ministry\u2019s ex-minister and current leader of Podemos, Ione Belarra, announced yesterday that the party communicated to Spain\u2019s Transportations Minister, Oscar Puente, that the party\u2019s representative from Murcia, Javier Sanchez Serna, will be arriving at the facilities at the Port of Cartagena to \u201ccheck, first-hand, the situation of the ship Borkum, suspected of carrying weapons to Israel for the genocide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sanchez himself tweeted: \u201cWe have learned about the Borkum cargo ship that arrives this afternoon in Cartagena and is transporting 20 tons of rocket engines and 1,500 kilos of explosive substances,\u201d imploring the minister not to obstruct his duty as representative.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1717933668\" class=\"antig-content_3 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"1000436969\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:864\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:240\/h:300\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 240w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:819\/h:1024\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 819w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:960\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1000436969.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1350\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the same context, the Spanish parliamentary group Sumar registered a complaint with the Prosecutor\u2019s Office to initiate the procedures aiming to block the route of the Borkum, a move many have seen as an implication that the cargo ship does indeed have arms meant for Israeli use.<\/p><div id=\"antig-3720788253\" class=\"antig-content_6 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:256\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1201\" height=\"401\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Borkum affair made many headlines<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The Borkum affair made many headlines in Spanish media, with popular Canal Red TV conducting an interview with the former director general of the Merchant Navy, Jos\u00e9 Antonio Madiedo, who claimed that \u201cthe only way to identify these goods is to inspect them.\u201dThe activities were not confined to Spanish activists alone. UN Rapporteur Francesca Albanese also took part in the online campaign, claiming in a tweet that the ship \u201cposes a challenge to Spain\u2019s stance on human rights, particularly amid the ongoing Gaza atrocities.\u201dAlbanese added: \u201cI place my trust in the people of Spain \u2013 students, educators, intellectuals, workers, civil society, and politicians \u2013 to make sure that an effective arms embargo on Israel is progressively and fully enforced.\u201dThe ship was filmed yesterday by anti-Israel activists from the coast of the region of Murcia.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/za.investing.com\/magazine\/airport-hacks-every-traveler-should-know\/?utm_source=Outbrain&amp;utm_medium=cpm&amp;utm_campaign=0030e24d2b82d6f258bce205f664faf127&amp;utm_content=Airports+Tell+Passengers+To+Always+Carry+A+Bread+Clip&amp;utm_term=$publisher_name$_$section_name$&amp;origin=outbrain&amp;outbrain_params[ad_id]=00d3ed533c3280cb8fe2fc3dcb12fabc3b&amp;outbrain_params[doc_title]=50+Ways+To+Save+Money+At+The+Airport&amp;outbrain_params[doc_author]=Kate+Prince&amp;outbrain_params[doc_id]=002d974676afc3829a849bbe9c0594134d&amp;outbrain_params[ad_title]=Airports+Tell+Passengers+To+Always+Carry+A+Bread+Clip&amp;outbrain_params[publish_date]=20210712&amp;outbrain_params[req_id]=$req_id$&amp;outbrain_params[source_id]=$source_id$&amp;outbrain_params[promoted_link_id]=00d3ed533c3280cb8fe2fc3dcb12fabc3b&amp;outbrain_params[time_stamp]=$time_stamp$&amp;outbrain_params[campaign_id]=0030e24d2b82d6f258bce205f664faf127&amp;outbrain_params[uuid]=$uuid$&amp;outbrain_params[section_id]=$section_id$&amp;outbrain_params[section_name]=$section_name$&amp;outbrain_params[publisher_id]=$publisher_id$&amp;outbrain_params[publisher_name]=$publisher_name$&amp;outbrain_params[ob_click_id]=$ob_click_id$&amp;outbrain_params[android_id]=$android_id$&amp;outbrain_params[idfa]=$idfa$&amp;outbrain_params[cpc]=$cpc$&amp;im_dars=1x100_3x145_5x815_7x326&amp;obOrigUrl=true\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div id=\"antig-1851508079\" class=\"antig-in-comments_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/@hadeedmotorsltd\" aria-label=\"Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png\" alt=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1000\/h:250\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 1000w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:75\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:192\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/Hadeed_WEB_Banner_MG-2.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1000\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Editor&#8217;s Note: Antigua and Barbuda has a very popular ship registry service that allows vessels globally to sail under the Antigua &amp; Barbuda flag. From time to time we receive reports that these Antigua Flagges ships are involved in controversy. The ships are not necessarily Antigua-owned ships although they may fly the country&#8217;s flag. 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