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| Subject: Germany marks 50 years since Berlin Wall Sat Aug 13, 2011 5:37 am | |
| Germany is marking 50 years since the building of the Berlin Wall when the communist East closed its border, dividing the city for 28 years.
Berlin Mayor Klaus Wowereit told a ceremony on Bernauer Street: "The Wall is history but we must not forget it."
President Christian Wulff said Germany had been securely established as a reunified country.
The city is observing a minute's silence at noon (1000 GMT) in memory of those who died trying to escape.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14514916 |
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