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![1228631132 Judges of Bulgaria's specialized criminal court arrive for the final decision for the 2012 bomb attack on Israeli tourists at Bulgaria's Burgas airport that killed five people on September 21, 2020 in Sofia. - A Bulgarian court on September 21, 2020, sentenced two men to life in prison over a deadly 2012 bus bomb attack on Israeli tourists at the country's Burgas airport. (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV / AFP) (Photo by NIKOLAY DOYCHINOV/AFP via Getty Images)](/sites/default/files/styles/article_hero_medium/public/almpics/2020/09/GettyImages-1228631132.jpg/GettyImages-1228631132.jpg?h=a5ae579a&itok=aVGWHMaP)
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