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An Icelandic police officer stands guard at a peaceful protest near Iceland's Parliament house in Reykjavik

Iceland grieves after police shoot and kill a man for the first time in its history

December 3, 2013Conflict

Iceland made history this week, but not in a good way. For the first time since the nation became an independent republic, armed police shot and killed a man, startling a population accustomed to peace.

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