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1 of 24 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Two hitmen whose plot failed after one shot the other in the leg by accident have been jailed for 15 years.
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one → see → years
The pair were parked up at the time ahead of a planned attack in the early hours of November 23, leaving Khan writhing in pain on the passenger seat.
He was forced to take a taxi to hospital where he claimed he did not know how he had sustained his injuries – but staff weren't convinced and West Midlands' Major Crime Team began an investigation.
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Team → park → investigation
Officers discovered the men had used a Mitsubishi Outlander to travel to St Paul's Road in Smethwick, West Midlands, where the gun went off just before 4.30am.
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gun → discover → 4.30am
The vehicle had been stolen from Rowley Regis, three miles away, the previous evening.
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vehicle → steal → Regis
Once Khan had undergone surgery and was medically fit, he was arrested and his mobile phone was seized.
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phone → undergo → surgery
Liaqat was arrested on December 2 following a police pursuit of a Honda Accord, which he was driving despite having only a provisional licence.
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he → arrest → licence
He and passenger Yakuba Sawaneh, of Perry Common, Birmingham, threw items including Class A drugs and a burner phone out of the vehicle's windows before they were eventually stopped and detained.
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they → throw → windows
Asad Khan, 23, was mistakenly shot in the leg by his accomplice - he was today jailed for 13 years
Adam Liaqat, 19, shot Khan while a passenger in the stolen vehicle - he will be sentenced at a later date
Yakuba Sawaneh, 19, was jailed for 42 months for possession of class A drugs heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply
Day of the Jackass: The damaged Mitsubishi after it was pierced by a bullet when Liaqat's gun accidentally went off
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gun → shoot → bullet
During the investigation, officers discovered a message between Khan and someone else which indicated he and Liaqat were on their way to conduct a shooting prior to their mishap.
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he → discover → mishap
A search was later carried out at Khan's address and crack cocaine was recovered.
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cocaine → carry → address
The weapon used on the night of the shooting has never been recovered.
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weapon → use → shooting
At sentencing today, Khan was jailed for 13 years for possessing a firearm with intent to endanger life, possession of a class A drug cocaine and being carried in conveyance without authority, as well as driving offences.
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Khan → jail → authority
Sawaneh was jailed for 42 months for possession of class A drugs heroin and crack cocaine with intent to supply.
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Sawaneh → jail → intent
Liaqat will be sentenced at a later date.
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Liaqat → sentence → date
DC Emily Fowler said previously: 'Through our enquiries we established Khan and Liaqat were in the stolen vehicle with a gun.
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Khan → say → gun
There were messages which indicated they were on their way to shoot someone themselves, although we don't know who that was.
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that → be → someone
At some point, while the car was parked, the gun has gone off and Khan has been injured and the inside of the vehicle damaged.
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inside → park → vehicle
'Khan made his own way to hospital and we started to establish exactly what happened.
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what → make → hospital
The pair had clearly put in a lot of pre-planning and preparation as a gun and ammunition had been acquired, and a car stolen and put on false plates.
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gun → put → plates
However, it went wrong when Liaqat appears to have accidentally shot Khan.
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Liaqat → go → Khan
Lives could have been lost as a result of Liaqat and Khan arming themselves with a gun, including Khan's own.
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Liaqat → lose → Khan
'Illegally-owned weapons in the wrong hands can be extremely dangerous.
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weapons → own → hands
It's clear Liaqat, Khan and Sawaneh were all linked to drugs and he has also rightly been convicted for his illegal activity too.
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he → link → activity
All three face losing their freedom and spending time behind bars.'
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three → face → bars
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