Word: sten
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...Pakistani, pleaded guilty in Texas to immigration charges and to illegal possession of ammunition. State authorities reported that in the last seven years that Asrar, an illegal immigrant with suspected links to al Qaeda’s terrorist network, had bought several weapons at gun shows, including a Sten submachine gun, a Ruger Mini-14 rifle, two pistols and a hunting rifle...
...Olofstorp parents, a growing network of private schools-heavily subsidized by the government-now gives them a range of choices. Ekenberg estimates that a fifth of the children from Olofstorp attend private schools. "A surprisingly high percentage of immigrant parents also choose private schools," notes Lärjedalen official ?sten Carlson. "If you thought they are forced to choose [public school] because they don't know any better, it is simply not so." Interestingly, for immigrant parents the key criterion in selecting a private school is usually the quality of Swedish language instruction, a subject which they, like their Swedish...