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‘Horrific’: Hate crime fears as six Asian women shot dead in Atlanta

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Atlanta | The man accused of killing eight people at massage parlours around Atlanta told police his act was not racially motivated, and that he potentially had a “sex addiction,” officials said.

Still, officials said they were investigating whether the deaths were hate crimes amid concerns about a wave of attacks on Asian-Americans. Six of the victims were Asian and seven were women.

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