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“The demonstrators became unruly and as a result less lethal noise flash diversionary devices were deployed to allow law enforcement to exit the scene as safely as possible,” O’Keefe said.

Four of those cases did not result in charges and three were referred to a city attorney hearing, essentially a diversionary process that often ends without the filing of charges.

“All the smuggling I did was done with diversionary tactics. I’ve still never shot a gun. I’m trying to go all the way.”

Nigeria's Information Minister, Mohammed Idris, said the allegations were unfounded and a "diversionary tactic aimed at covering his administration's failures".

In contrast, Russia got unprecedented assistance from North Korea, with an estimated 5 million artillery shells, 100 ballistic missiles and 11,000 troops sent into battle to counter Ukraine’s diversionary advance into Russia’s Kursk province.