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The front windows were smashed, and faint graffiti reading “Action anti tech” was left on the brick wall outside the store."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"This was the second time the bakery had been targeted in less than three months. The first incident occurred earlier this year, though the exact date remains unclear. No arrests have been reported in either case."},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the digests reported any arrests or identified suspects in the vandalism. 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