World IN BRIEF : GREECE : 1 Dead, 4 Injured in Campaign Violence
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One man was shot to death and four people were wounded in clashes between rival political parties on the island of Crete. It was the most serious violence to date in advance of Greece’s national election next week. Police said that Emmanuel Yakoumakis, 37, was killed during a day of fighting between supporters of Socialist Party leader Andreas Papandreou and conservative leader Constantine Mitsotakis.
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