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Conflict● Elevated1h ago · Nov 15, 2026, 12:41 AM

One dead in shooting during firearms and knives exhibition

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Sky News Arabia · United Arab Emirates · North America

Authorities in the American state of South Carolina announced that a deputy police official in Lexington County, who was working as part of the security team at a weapons exhibition, shot and killed a visitor after the latter first fired at him.

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