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Mark Duggan 'given loaded gun' before police shooting
A loaded handgun was given to Mark Duggan 15 minutes before he was shot dead by police in Tottenham, north London, last year, a court has heard.
Details emerged as the prosecution opened its case against Kevin Hutchinson-Foster, 30, who denies a charge of supplying the weapon.
Snaresbrook Crown Court heard Mr Duggan, 29, had travelled by cab to Leyton to collect the gun.
His death sparked riots in London which spread across England in summer 2011.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19635639
