"This is a gift to nearby, opportunistic thieves who just jump into the vehicles and drive off, " the statement said.

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"As a consequence, all their points obtained in Madrid, will now also be annulled but their individual performances remain valid, " said an IAAF statement, which means Jonathan Edwards' triple jump victory is still valid.

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The Canadian phone maker said in a statement that changes in the approval process had affected the time it's had to jump through the necessary security hoops, adding that BB10 has already passed similar US and German tests with flying colors.

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