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Barber tackles attacker who hit Australian MP Helen Haines

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A barber named Ricky Jefferies is being hailed as a hero for intervening when a man allegedly drove a car into Australian MP Helen Haines in Wangaratta. Jefferies tackled the attacker after hearing a loud noise and seeing the incident unfold outside his shop. The lawmaker sustained severe injuries, reportedly losing a leg. AI

RANK_REASON This is a news report about a criminal act and a heroic intervention, not AI news.

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Barber tackles attacker who hit Australian MP Helen Haines

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Reuters ·

    Heroic barber recalls tackling car attacker of Australian MP Helen Haines

    Australian barber Ricky Jefferies has been hailed as a hero ⁠for running out of ⁠his store to detain a man who ⁠authorities allege deliberately drove a car into lawmaker Helen Haines in the small town of Wangaratta, an incident that has shocked the country. Jefferies had just fin…

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