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Evening News: Lebanese taxi driver identified as first victim of Darwin mass shooting

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The first victim of the Darwin mass shooting has been identified as a 33-year-old taxi driver.


One of the victims in the Darwin mass shooting has been identified as 33-year-old Hassan Baydoun, a Lebanon-born taxi driver.

It's understood Mr Baydoun was on his meal break when he was allegedly shot dead by a gunman on a spree through Darwin's inner city.

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