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                  South Africa to Open Pistorius Murder Trial

   Olympic runner Oscar Pistorius goes on trial Monday in South Africa on
   charges he murdered his girlfriend at his home last year.
   The trial is being held at a court in Pretoria, where a judge will
   decide the case.
   Prosecutors say Pistorius killed model Reeva Steenkamp by shooting
   through a locked bathroom door after an argument.
   Pistorius has admitted he shot her, but says he mistook Steenkamp for a
   nighttime intruder. If convicted of premeditated murder, he faces a
   life sentence.
   The much-anticipated case has generated enormous media attention in
   South Africa and elsewhere. Parts of the trial will be broadcast live,
   and a South African station has launched a 24-hour channel dedicated to
   the proceedings.
   The 27-year-old Pistorius is known as the "Blade Runner" for his
   carbon-fiber prosthetic legs. He competed in the 2012 London Olympics.
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