In this task, you are given a sentence in the Japanese language and your task is to convert it into the English language. In translation, keep numbers as it is and make it sentence case (capitalize only the first word of each sentence and noun).

Q: 「これがいたずらだと知ってすぐに、私は彼の雇用を打ち切るための文書を申請した」とターナー署長は語った。

A: "As soon as we saw it was a hoax, I filed the paperwork to terminate his employment," said Chief Turner.
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Q: リトビネンコ氏はロシアの大統領ウラジミール・プーチン氏の強い批判者で、彼が11月下旬に放射性物質による毒殺でロンドンで死亡する直前、リトビネンコ氏はプーチン氏が彼の殺害を命じたと糾弾していた。

A: Litvinenko was a strong critic of Russian President Vladimir Putin and shortly before he died in London from radiation poisoning in late November, Litvinenko accused Putin of ordering his assassination.
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Q: 「運転手は停止を求める複数の警告に従わず、内部のカナダバリケードに向かって行った。」

A:
"The driver failed to heed multiple warnings to stop as he headed towards the inner Canadian cordon. " 
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