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'Blade Runner' Pistorius to Appear in Court Friday

Description:An Olympic sensation charged with murder. Reporters gathered outside a Pretoria court Thursday for details on the arrest of South African track star Oscar Pistorius. The double amputee dubbed "Blade Runner" who became a sports icon by competing with able-bodied athletes at the Olympics, was charged Thursday with shooting his girlfriend, 30-year-old model Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Medupe Simasiku. (1:17)

Source: Reuters

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