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Condemned.

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        1
        Last year Italian police seized several billion euros' worth of 'Ndrangheta assets.
        Radio NZ
        2
        Restrictions were tightened after Hamas seized power in Gaza the following year.
        Reuters
        3
        NewsImageFile: Items seized... security guards outside the gatehouse of Captain Shah's home.
        News.com.au
        4
        He said current law allowed repatriation of assets seized from toppled regimes.
        Reuters
        5
        Thailand's military says it seized power to end political turmoil and corruption.
        Reuters
        6
        Britain does not recognise Israeli control of the area seized from Syria.
        The Guardian
        7
        Fifteen thousand live animals have been seized there in the last year.
        BBC
        8
        He was seized from outside the family shop in Larkana's main market.
        The Guardian
        9
        Among the assets seized were companies and holiday villages, the police say.
        BBC
        10
        Since the government seized the firms, that guarantee has explicit government backing.
        Reuters
        11
        IS has seized large parts of Iraq and Syria in recent months.
        BBC
        12
        This Parliament is seized with a responsibility to deal with complex issues.
        The South African
        13
        The army seized power weeks later in a coup on May 22.
        Reuters
        14
        Last week, authorities seized weapons and detained several suspects in the northeast.
        Reuters
        15
        It is still holding two British oil workers seized five months ago.
        Reuters
        16
        The crisis heightened when they seized the plant's output earlier this week.
        Reuters
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