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Second Iraq Vet Hurt in Oakland Protests

Ranger suffers lacerated spleen during Wednesday's violence

By Mark Russell,  Newser Staff

Posted Nov 5, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

(Newser) – Another Iraq war veteran has been injured in clashes between police and protesters in Oakland, reports the Guardian. One week after Scott Olsen suffered a fractured skull, Kayvan Sabeghi was hospitalized with a lacerated spleen, which he says was caused by being hit with police...   Read full story »

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