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FBI arrests seven over Amish haircut attacks
US agency detains people in Ohio after breakaway Amish group is accused of undertaking hate crimes in its own community.
Last Modified: 24 Nov 2011 05:47

What started as an internal dispute between different Amish religious groups in the US state of Ohio has now ended up in a federal court.

Members of a breakaway Amish group have been accused of a spate of hair- and beard-cutting attacks, with seven men now facing hate crime charges.

Al Jazeera's Monica Villamizar reports from Ohio.
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