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Let there be no mistake. Artiste Haachalu Hundessa was murdered in a terrorist attack on June 29, 2020! Haachalu was ambushed under cover of darkness by cowardly hired guns. But who pulled the trigger finger of the hired guns? None other than leaders of a terrorist organization listed in the Global Terrorism Database and their…
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