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    "byline": "By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Reuters",
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    "excerpt": "Relatives of detained crew say US forces acted without evidence, claiming the men were fishermen, not smugglers.",
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    "title": "Ecuador defends US sinking of vessels as joint anti-drug operation"
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