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       Two children in North Carolina were shot while waiting in a Burger King drive-thru Thursday night.

       According to the Durham County Sheriff's Office, the incident happened on Thursday at 7 p.m. while the children were in a car with their family.

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       The Burger King where the shooting occurred is at the 1600 block of US 70 in Durham, North Carolina.

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       A bullet broke through the car window and hit two children who were in the back seat.

       After the shooting, the family took the children to a local hospital where they received care for non-life-threatening injuries.

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       Witnesses said they heard shots fired nearby around the time when the children were shot but do not believe the children were the intended targets, according to the sheriff's office.

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       No suspects were found at the Burger King, the sheriff's office said.