Atlanta spa shootings: Georgia hate crimes law could see first big test
by Lois Beckett and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#5FK7E)
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A hate crimes law passed in Georgia amid outrage over the killing of Ahmaud Arbery could get its first major test as part of the murder case against a white man charged with shooting and killing six women of Asian descent at Atlanta-area massage businesses this week.
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