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title: "If only they had banned knives earlier!"
date: 2021-09-05
source: twitter
tweet_id: "1434532507165200397"
original_url: "https://x.com/i/web/status/1434532507165200397"
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# If only they had banned knives earlier!

*September 5, 2021 · Twitter/X*

If only they had banned knives earlier!\
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\"\[NZ\] supermarket group Countdown said\...it has removed knives and scissors from its shelves, a day after a man the authorities called an Islamist extremist stabbed six people in one of the company\'s stores.\"\
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[https://news.trust.org/item/20210904013457-5nck0](https://news.trust.org/item/20210904013457-5nck0){target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"}