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Mississippi sends National Guard troops to Washington, D.C.

Mississippi is one of the states that has sent National Guard troops to Washington, D.C. to fight crime, but its own capital has one of the highest murder rates in the country.

Mississippi Public Broadcasting’s Shamira Muhammad reports on the local reaction.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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