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Khalid Abdalla scatters 14,000 sequins at Bafta TV awards in anti-war message

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The Crown star Khalid Abdalla shared the anti-war message “stop arming Israel” at the Bafta TV awards.

The actor scattered 14,000 red sequins at the event, with each representing “a child that has been

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