Here are two sentences:

Security forces stormed the building , but 129 hostages were killed along with the attackers .

Russian forces stormed the building to free the hostages but 129 people died in the operation .
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no

Q: The horrific nature of the attacks is often fueled by a mix of tribal hatreds and a desire to spread terror in the region .

The attacks are often fuelled by a mix of tribal hatreds and a desire to spread terror in the region .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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A: yes

Q:
Do these sentences have the same meaning?
The case had consolidated numerous class action suits filed against Rambus in 2001 .
The case consolidated multiple purported class actions filed in 2001 .

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yes

input question: Ottawa police reported 23 cases of looting , along with two deaths possibly attributed to the outage - a pedestrian hit by a car and a fire victim .
In Canada 's capital of Ottawa , police reported two deaths possibly linked to the power outage a pedestrian hit by a car and a fire victim .

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output answer: no

[Q]: But the company said that its competitors simply were trying to hinder MCI 's emergence from bankruptcy .
But the company said over the weekend that its competitors were simply trying to throw up roadblocks to MCIs emergence from bankruptcy .
(See options at the end). If the first sentence is true, is the second one also true?
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[A]: yes

Q: In March , Rowland 's former deputy chief of staff pleaded guilty to accepting gold and cash in return for steering state contracts .

Lawrence E. Alibozek , his former deputy chief of staff , pleaded guilty to accepting cash and gold coins in exchange for influencing state contracts .

Please tell me if the sentences above mean the same.
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yes