Presque vu XI

5th December 2006 with 1 Comment

This, from The Independent, is something we already know about but it does no harm to keep reinforcing the message:
The 46-year-old schoolteacher tried to reassure his family that he would return safely. But his life was over, he was part-disembowelled and then torn apart with his arms and legs tied to motorbikes, the remains put [...]

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