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Mr Thompson was shot in the back by a masked assailant in December as he was walking into a hotel where the company he led was holding an investors' meeting.

Vladimir Putin initially denied having anything to do with Russia's capture of Crimea in February 2014, when mysterious masked commandos in unidentified green uniforms seized the local parliament and fanned out across the peninsula.

Her ethereal look masked her interior stoniness and likely facilitated her extraordinary powers of observation and reporting.

Young people were "shamelessly and deliberately used" in an attempt to "distract from and shield the masked individuals", she added.

A masked campaigner who hides her face behind a slice of bread in viral TikTok videos about parking fines has forced Manchester City Council to review its signage policies.