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In this task, you will be presented with a passage and have to answer a question based on your understanding of the events inferred from the passage. Try to find the best answer that is most likely to fill in "_". Note that the URLs in the text have been replaced with [Link].
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Former All Blacks star Jerry Collins has been farewelled by thousands of people at a touching service at Te Rauparaha Arena, in his hometown of Porirua. Collins, 34, and his Canadian partner Alana Madill, 35, were killed in a car crash in the south of France on June 5. Their four-month-old daughter Alya is still in a serious but stable condition. On Wednesday the All Blacks great was remembered as a 'gentle soul' with a huge heart who loved rugby and his family, according to the NZ Herald. Among those speaking at the service were his mother, father, sister, uncle, manager and former teammates from the New Zealand national team as well as the Norths and The Hurricanes.Jerry Collins was farewelled by thousands in his hometown PoriruaFormer All Blacks star was remembered as a 'gentle soul' on WednesdayHe and partner Alana Madill were killed in a car crash in France on June 5Their daughter Alya remains in a serious but stable condition in hospital 
 Question:After _'s speech, the Hurricanes team stood up in their black and yellow tracksuits, singing the team song.
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Norths


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(CNN) Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, often seen as a fractured and undisciplined group, apparently has carried out its second major terror attack in two months -- claiming more than 20 lives in the assault on a luxury hotel and two other targets in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso. The gun attack on the Splendid Hotel bears many similarities to that on the Radisson Blu hotel in Bamako, Mali, on November 20 in which 22 people were killed. Both targets were popular with Westerners and international (especially U.N). officials; they were "soft," rather than military installations or police stations. The attackers (two in Bamako, possibly four in Ouagadougou) were armed with automatic weapons, their aim to kill and then take as many hostages as possible.Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb appears to have been rejuvenatedIts affiliates are based in areas with limited state security 
 Question:Belmoktar is leader of Al Mourabitoun, which carried out another deadly hotel attack in the Malian town of Sevare last August in addition to the _ and Ouagadougou attacks.
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Bamako


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Nicola Sturgeon found herself compared to Saddam Hussein as she told an American chat show host she wished the SNP had won every Westminster seat in Scotland. The Scottish First Minister looked momentarily uncomfortable as Jon Stewart expressed shock at her ambition and asked her: 'What? You think you're Saddam Hussein? You get 99 per cent?' He also mocked her economic policies, asking a long question which began talking about independence, deficit and GDP figures and finished: 'Haggis. What is that?' But she got her own back as she ridiculed America's habit of invading oil-producing countries. The appearance on The Daily Show was intended to be the high point of a four-day trip to the United States intended to raise Miss Sturgeon's international profile.Scottish National Party leader appears The Daily Show during US tourComedy Central billed her as a comedian then host got party name wrongStewart mocked the SNP leader's claims Scotland 'invented' modern worldTo laugher from the audience, he asked: 'What is haggis? What is that?'On the economy Sturgeon said: 'I'm trying to get away from the oil price'She also dismissed Cybernat abuse online as 'hurling insults at each other'Explained why she has ordered an inquiry into why the SNP won only 56 of the 59 seats in Scotland during last month's general electionForced to defend haggis, insisting the Scottish delicacy is 'wonderful, spicy, tasty and delicious,'Boasted that Scotland 'invented the modern world' including televisions, telephones and penicillinCompared Scotland's battle to break away from the UK to the 'scare stories' which were spread when American wanted independenceDefended the SNP against claims her supporters - known as Cybernats - use social media to launch bitter attacks against opponents 
 Question:Despite the defeat, the pro-independence _ has seen a dramatic surge in support, especially after Miss Sturgeon took over as party leader from Alex Salmond.
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SNP