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Abortion doctor George Tiller killed; suspect held

Dr. George Tiller, one of the nation's few providers of late-term abortions despite decades of protests and attacks, was shot and killed Sunday in a church where he was serving as an usher.

The gunman fled, but a 51-year-old suspect was detained some 170 miles away in suburban KansasCity three hours after the shooting, Wichita Deputy Police Chief Tom Stolz said.

Although Stolz refused...

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