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	*Three male youths, two ], one ], are implicated in the ] of ] baseball player Chris Lane in ] with the given motive of "boredom".		*Three male youths, two ], and one mulatto are implicated in the ] of ] baseball player Chris Lane in ] with the given motive of "boredom", however it is highly suspected to be a hate crime.
	*A ]i court ] former ] ] for his alleged involvement in the ] of former ] ].		*A ]i court ] former ] ] for his alleged involvement in the ] of former ] ].
	*Six gunshots are fired from an ] at an elementary school in ], ] No one was injured, and premises were evacuated. Suspected gunman, a 20 year old man arrested.		*Six gunshots are fired from an ] at an elementary school in ], ] No one was injured, and premises were evacuated. Suspected gunman, a 20 year old man arrested.

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Current events of August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20) (Tuesday)

Three male youths, two black, and one mulatto are implicated in the murder of white Australian baseball player Chris Lane in Duncan, Oklahoma with the given motive of "boredom", however it is highly suspected to be a hate crime. (news.com.au)
A Pakistani court indicts former President Pervez Musharraf for his alleged involvement in the 2007 assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto. (Washington Post)
Six gunshots are fired from an AK-47 at an elementary school in Decatur, Georgia, U.S. No one was injured, and premises were evacuated. Suspected gunman, a 20 year old man arrested. (CNN)
Alan Rusbridger, the editor of The Guardian, reveals that the British authorities forced the newspaper to destroy computer hard disk drives containing material leaked by Edward Snowden. (BBC) (The Guardian)
Egyptian authorities arrest Muhammad Badie, the Supreme Guide of the Muslim Brotherhood, in Cairo. Mahmoud Ezzat, deputy leader of the Brotherhood, becomes temporarily the new Supreme Guide. (BBC)

Narendra Dabholkar, a rationalist from India, is assassinated while out walking. (The Hindu)

United States Senator Ted Cruz of Texas announces that he wants to renounce his Canadian citizenship, fueling speculation about a presidential run in 2016. (Washington Post)