It was not immediately clear whether more than a single round exploded, a Marine Corps official said, speaking on condition of anonymity because the official wasn't authorized to speak about an ongoing investigation.

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It created the External Action Service, which is the EU's diplomatic corps, established at its head the post of high representative for foreign affairs and abolished the merry-go-round of foreign-policymaking by EU presidencies that formed new sets of priorities every six months.

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