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A tragic and horrific event where Thomas Hamilton shot and killed 16 children and one teacher at Dunblane Primary School in Scotland before taking his own life. This incident led to significant changes in UK gun control laws and deeply shocked the nation.
But the very notion of somebody behaving in the fashion of 43-year-old Thomas Hamilton seemed unthinkable – which is one reason why the details of how he scraped ice off the window of his van at his home in Kent Road in Stirling as the prelude to journeying to Dunblane with a weapons cache, chilled the blood.
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Two suicide bombings in Israel resulted in 32 fatalities. The Yahya Ayyash Units claimed responsibility, leading to international condemnation.
Palestinian President Yasser Arafat publicly denounced the attacks, while Israel warned of potential retaliation.
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John Howard of the Liberal Party won a decisive victory over incumbent Prime Minister Paul Keating, marking a significant shift in Australian political leadership.
Howard's Coalition defeated the Labor Party in a landslide election, signalling a change in the nation's political direction.
Born on the 26th July 1939 he served as the 25th prime minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.
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The 1996 Australian federal election was held to determine the members of the 38th Parlaiment of Australia.
The Liberal/National Coalition led by Opposition Leader, John Howard of the Liberal Party and coalition partner Tim Fischer of the National Party won
All 148 seats of the House of Representatives and 40 seats of the 76-seat Senate were up for election.
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