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Helen Haines loses a leg after attack in Wangaratta

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Helen Haines loses a leg after attack in Wangaratta

Independent Australian MP Helen Haines, 65, has lost a leg after being deliberately hit by a car outside her constituency office in Wangaratta. She underwent surgery overnight, according to ABC and the Sydney Morning Herald, cited by AFP; the MP had already been reported as having been struck twice on Monday.

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