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Alabama bunker standoff: Did politics set Jimmy Dykes off?

After killing a school bus driver, retired Alabama truck driver Jimmy Dykes has held a 5-year-old boy hostage for five days in an underground tornado bunker. Neighbors say the act may be a provocative political statement.

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Topic: Michael A. Creel

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Alabama hostage standoff: new details emerge about kidnapper

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