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Gone_For_Lunch t1_izom4il wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in One person killed and a dozen missing after Jersey flat explosion by safetyscotchegg

> (Jersey like the OG in the UK…)

Jersey is not part of the UK. It’s a Crown Dependancy.

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ABearDream t1_izp7xx8 wrote

Like a territory?

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Gone_For_Lunch t1_izp90r9 wrote

In a sense, but they’re different from British Overseas Territories.

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Distinct_Wrongdoer21 t1_j0ft1kj wrote

They have they’re own government and separate laws from the mainland UK but the Duke/King Charles is the head of state.

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WirelessBCupSupport t1_izsazl0 wrote

Sigh. I was being funny and downvoted...

I saw the BBC article and posted, and THEN read the article. Bailiwick Jersey is an Isle off of France that is not part of the UK but under a Crown Dependency.

It is the largest and southernmost of the Channel islands.

I am also apologizing as apparently, lives were lost.

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