It did not disclose who they belonged to beyond saying one was owned by an elected official in the Netherlands.

But the Dutch far-right politician Geert Wilders has told the BBC that this was a reference to his account.

Twitter has said that it does not believe any other former or current politicians had their DMs accessed.

It is not clear how many of the accounts overlap with the 45 that tweeted a Bitcoin scam.

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The black 15-year-old, identified by her middle name "Grace", has been in juvenile detention since May.

"I miss my mom," Grace reportedly told the court on Monday. "I can control myself. I can be obedient."

But the judge said detention was in her best interests for now. The case has sparked protests and claims of racism.

Judge Mary Ellen Brennan said the teenager had been benefiting from a residential treatment programme and was not yet ready to return to her mother.

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Lawyers Mark and Patricia McCloskey drew guns on racial justice protesters marching through the grounds of their $1.15m mansion last month.

The couple said they armed themselves because they felt threatened.

But St Louis' top prosecutor said their actions had risked creating violence at an otherwise peaceful protest.

"It is illegal to wave weapons in a threatening manner at those participating in non-violent protest, and while we are fortunate this situation did not escalate into deadly force, this type of conduct is unacceptable in St Louis," said Kim Gardner, who is the city's first black circuit attorney.

"We must protect the right to peacefully protest, and any attempt to chill it through intimidation will not be tolerated," she added.

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Masks were already mandatory on public transport, but from Monday they must also be worn in places like shops.

Health Minister Oliver Véran warned that France had between "400 and 500 active clusters" of the virus.

President Emmanuel Macron declared a "first victory" over the virus in June and has ended the national state of emergency, but local outbreaks remain.

There are a rising number of cases in the north-west and in eastern regions, in particular in the north-western department of Mayenne.

France, one of Europe's hardest-hit countries, has recorded more than 200,000 infections and over 30,000 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

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