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Germany, Allies Mark 30 Years Since Berlin Wall Fell

Associated Press

   BERLIN - Germany marked the 30th anniversary Saturday of the opening of
   the Berlin Wall, a pivotal moment in the events that brought down
   Communism in eastern Europe.

   Leaders from Germany, Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
   attended a ceremony at Bernauer Strasse -- where one of the last parts
   of the Berlin Wall remains -- before placing roses in gaps in the
   once-fearsome barrier that divided the city for 28 years.

   Axel Klausmeier, head of the Berlin Wall memorial site, recalled the
   images of delirious Berliners from East and West crying tears of joy as
   they hugged each other on the evening of Nov. 9, 1989.