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906:'s, along with one helicopter shooting down on rooftops, were present at the village. They first went up to the Nebihu family. They killed Rubika Nebihu, a 27 year-old woman who was seven months pregnant. They also killed the eldest son, Xhemsil. Sefer Nebihu, the father, told the HRW:
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