His death created a wave of public emotion throughout the country.

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The death of Habyarimana,a Hutu, set off a wave of violence against Rwanda's Tutsi minority.

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In China, the news of the graduate student's death set off a wave of sympathy on social media sites.

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Lt Col Colin Weir, commanding officer of the 1st Battalion, said his death had "sent a wave of shock and sadness through this battlegroup".

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John Kennedy's death unleashed a wave of public emotion and a predictable flood of media coverage around the world.

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