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Dunblane school shooting

In 1996, a heavily-armed gunman killed sixteen children at a primary school in the small Scottish town of Dunblane.

The attack caused shock not just in Britain, but around the world.

Witness speaks to the father of one of the victims. The loss of his daughter made him a campaigner for gun control.

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Thu 10 Mar 201111:50GMT
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