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The legend of Al 'the Kebab man'

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Ahmad Karanouh - or how he's known Al ‘the Kebab man’ - moved to Coonamble, NSW over 20 years ago after the Lebanese civil war. He opened the very first Kebab shop in the town and in the process became a bit of a legend in the small regional NSW town. And now he’s the mayor.
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