In this paper we assume E!,P!, ^~ P! and rank G=2. Weshow that either b<3; or  p=2 and the parabolics of G resemble theparabolics of the Rudvalis group.

In this paper we investigate finite groups G of local characteristic p which have an amalgam (P, ^~ P) of minimal parabolics such that Y_PY_{^~ P} is neither normal in P nor in ^~ P. We determine the structure of all the maximal p-locals containing S,and if p=2 we show that F^*(G) is isomorphic to one of L₃(q), Sp₄(q), Alt(6) and M₂₃.

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