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An organization composed originally of Chinese rebels that had been driven into Tonkin by the suppression of the Taiping rebellion, but later increased by bands of pirates and adventurers. It took a prominent part in fighting the French during their hostilities with Anam, 1873-85.

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Two days following Ayyoub's death--the first time a Jordanian journalist ever has been killed in the line of duty--several hundred members of the Jordan Press Association (JPA) marched in his memory, holding aloft black flags and placards bearing his picture.

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