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Arts, Briefly: Sale of Grand Theft Is Halted in Thailand

Sales of the video game were halted in Thailand after a teenager said he had killed a taxi driver while trying to recreate a scene from the game, The Times of London reported. ...full story at New York Times

from New York Times on Tue, Aug 05 2008

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