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Reggae artist cut by BK man with sword

(AP) - A Jamaican reggae artist has been slashed in thehead, arm and hand by a Brooklyn man wielding a 26-inch sword. Police say the musician's neighbor was arrested and the swordrecovered on Sunday morning.

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Oct 4, 2009, 9:37 PM

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