![Seven visitors from Tajikistan, led by Friendship Force of Minnesota-Twin Cities and the Open World Leadership Center, visited Chief U.S. District Judge John Tunheim as the group continues a weeklong visit in Minnesota to discuss countering extremism. The group, was seen in Tunheim's US District Courthouse office, along with the official seal Wednesday, March 8, 2017, in Minneapolis, MN.]](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/DHLA52X3E5PFRRJCT4L7DT76R4.jpg?&w=80&ar=1:1&fit=crop)
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