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'American Nightmare': How A U.S. Police Shooting Is Roiling Australia

Days after a Sydney woman was shot and killed by Minneapolis police, Australian publications are covering the story as front page news.
The death of Sydney's Justine Ruszczyk, who was shot dead by a Minneapolis police officer on Saturday, is front-page news in Australia. / Kristen Gelineau / Shutterstock.com

Just days after a police shooting claimed the life of an Australian national in Minneapolis, Justine Ruszczyk's death is stirring shock and consternation in the country where she was raised.

"Justine, our daughter, was so special to us and to so many others," her father, John, in Sydney on Monday. "We went down to Freshy [Freshwater] Beach this morning and

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