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Australia government on Wednesday filed
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59 charges against the only surviving
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suspect, Navidiv Aram, who is one of the
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suspected persons allegedly responsible
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for the mass shooting at Bondi Beach in
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the city of Sydney targeting Jewish
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people on the Jews first day to mark
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this year Hanukkah festival which led to
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the killing of 16 persons including a
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married couple who was said initially
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tried to disarm one of the attackers
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before the husband and wife were killed.
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children aged 10 and above and the
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suspect father and co-perpetrator Sajid
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Aram who was killed on the spot by the
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police and 41 others including police
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officers and the bystander Ahmed
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al-Ahmed who disarmed the 50 years old
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one of the gunman some of the 20 of the
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injured persons are still in critical
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condition in the hospital based on
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statement issued on Wednesday by local
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authority in Sydney this according to
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the New South Wales police force in a
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statement published on its website on
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Wednesday. The suspect was brought
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before the court following extensive
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inquiries under Operation Arcs. Today,
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Wednesday the 17th of December, New
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South Wales joint counterterrorism team
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JCTT investigators attended the hospital
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where they charged a 24-year-old bony
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rig man with 59 offenses including
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commit terrorist act, 15 counts of
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murder, 40 counts of cause wounding,
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grievous bodily harm to person with
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intent to murder, discharge firearm
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intend cause grievous bodily harm, cause
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public display of prohibited terrorist
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organ. organization symbol place
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explosive in near building with intent
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cause harm. And the court adjourned the
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case to April 2026 after the suspect
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made first appearance from his hospital
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bed before the bale division local court
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7 via audiovisisual link AVL. The
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suspect was critically injured during
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the incident on Sunday and had his first
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hearing from his hospital bedside. The
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local New South Wales court said earlier
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on Wednesday, New South Wales police
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commissioner Mal Lanyan said they were
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waiting for medication to wear off
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before formally questioning Aram. For
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his fairness, we need him to understand
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what is exactly happening. Lion said
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police have designated the attack a
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terrorist incident with Australian Prime
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Minister Anthony Albanese saying it
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appears to have been motivated by
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Islamic State group ideology. Police
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said homemade Islamic State group flags
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and improvised explosive devices IEDs
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have been found in the vehicle used by
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the gunman. According to the New South
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Wales Police Force, the New South Wales
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joint counterterrorism team has formally
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charged a 24year-old man alleged to be
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one of two gunmen responsible for the
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Bondai Beach mass shooting that claimed
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the lives of 15 people. About 6:40 p.m.
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on Sunday, the 14th of December, 2025,
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emergency services were called to Bondi
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Beach following reports of a public
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place shooting. Officers attached to
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Eastern Suburbs Police Area Command,
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surrounding commands, and specialist
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police responded and located two men
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using long arms to fire into crowds of
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people. Multiple officers exchanged fire
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with the gunman, and two officers, a
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constable and probationary constable,
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suffered gunshot wounds. During the
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incident, one gunman, a 50-year-old man,
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was shot by police and died at the
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scene. The second gunman, his 24year-old
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son, suffered critical injuries and was
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taken to hospital under police guard. 15
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people died during the attack with 41
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people, including four children, taken
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to hospital. There are currently 20
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patients continuing to receive care
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across several Sydney hospitals. Those
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who died are still in the process of
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being formally identified. However,
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police believe their ages range between
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10 and 87. Of the two injured officers,
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the constable is in a critical but
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stable condition, while the probationary
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constable is in a stable condition. New
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South Wales NSW Police Commissioner Mal
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Lan APM declared the incident terror
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related and the investigation was
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referred to the NSW joint
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counterterrorism team JCCCCT under
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Operation Arcs. The NSWJCT
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comprises members from the NSW Police
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Force, Australian Federal Police,
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Australian Security Intelligence
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Organization, and the NSW Crime
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Commission. Following extensive
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inquiries under Operation Arks today,
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Wednesday the 17th of December, JCTT
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investigators attended a hospital where
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they charged a 24year-old bony rig man
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with 59 offenses including commit
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terrorist act, 15 counts of murder, 40
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counts of cause wounding, grievous
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bodily harm to person with intent to
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murder, discharge firearm, etc. intent
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cause grievous bodily harm. Cause public
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display of prohibited terrorist org
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symbol. Place explosive in near building
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with intent cause harm. Police will
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allege in court the man engaged in
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conduct that caused death, serious
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injury and endangered life to advance a
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religious cause and cause fear in the
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community. Early indications point to a
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terrorist attack inspired by ISIS, a
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listed terrorist organization in
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Australia. He remains in hospital under
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police guard to face bail division local
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court 7 via AVL today. Anyone with
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information about extremist activity or
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possible threats to the community should
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come forward. No matter how small or
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insignificant you may think the
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information may be. The national
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security hotline is 180 O1 23 4 0 O on
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the state of one of the police officers
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shot during the attack. The New South
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Wales Police Force published a statement
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issued on behalf of the family of Jack
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Hibbit, probationary constable injured
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during Bondi shooting on Wednesday the
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17th of December 2025 around 11 hours 58
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minutes and 48 seconds and local
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Australia time which indicated thus on
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the 14th of December, Jack Hibbit was
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shot while fulfilling his role as a
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police officer at Bondai Beach while
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serving and protecting the community.
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Jack sustained two bullet wounds, one to
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his head and another to his shoulder.
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Jack was on duty patrolling the Hanukkah
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celebration interacting with the
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community at Bondai Beach when the
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incident first occurred. Jack was taken
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to ICU where he was intubated and
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underwent multiple surgeries. Although
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miraculously surviving, Jack's injuries
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have resulted in a loss of vision in one
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of his eyes, and he now faces a long and
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challenging recovery ahead with
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additional surgeries required. Jack is
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just 22 years old and has only been in
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the police force for 4 months. Even so,
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in the face of a violent and tragic
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incident, he responded with courage,
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instinct, and selflessness, continuing
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to protect and help others whilst
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injured until he was physically no
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longer able to. Jack was simply doing
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his job, a job he deeply loves, driven
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by a commitment to protect the
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community, even at great personal cost.
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Many of his colleagues who were present
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on the night of the incident have
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visited in hospital and given testaments
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to Jack's bravery during the incident,
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describing his devotion to his
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community. They described how Jack
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acted. He moved toward people in need,
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not away from danger, and continued
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helping others while seriously injured.
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The support from the police force and
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hospital staff has been unmatched, and
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we are beyond grateful. We thank the
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wider community for their kindness,
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support, and prayers for Jack and our
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family during this difficult time. We
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ask all to respect our privacy as we
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move through these next stages to
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support Jack and all his needs to a full
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