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A Palestinian Salafist takes part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2012. REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR2YDFU

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A Palestinian Salafist takes part in a protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip February 24, 2012. REUTERS/ Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST) - RTR2YDFU

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