According to some estimates, attacks from warplanes (before the imposition of a no-fly zone), snipers on rooftops, and troops firing on crowds have already left thousands dead.

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That atmosphere has ramped up with the injury to starting QB Tony Romo, their abysmal record of 1-7 which has them now sitting at in dead last in the NFC East, and the firing of head coach Wade Phillips.

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Both prefectures saw the only well-documented cases of police firing on demonstrators in 2008 (20-30 people may have been shot dead in Aba town).

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