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SCMP reporter recounts hearing gunfire near Washington D.C. apartment

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A journalist for the SCMP recounts a frightening experience of hearing gunfire near their Washington D.C. apartment. The incident occurred while they were on a three-month assignment reporting from the SCMP bureau in the U.S. capital. The sound of the shooting, followed by alarms and sirens, brought the reality of violence in the city close to home. AI

RANK_REASON The article is a personal anecdote about a shooting, not a news report on AI.

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SCMP reporter recounts hearing gunfire near Washington D.C. apartment

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Tong,Seong Hyeon Choi ·

    Reporter’s notebook: shooting brings home grim reality in the US capital

    We were weeks into a three-month assignment reporting from the SCMP bureau in Washington when we heard a shooting just around the corner from our apartment building. From our flat, we often hear trucks going past and loud noise from the ventilation system several storeys below. B…

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