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'It was gut-wrenching': Berlin Wall tunneller recalls 1971 capture
Tunnel to East Berlin filled in by Stasi is excavated and opened to public for first timeA tunnel built under the Berlin Wall to allow dozens of East Germans to escape to freedom has been exposed for the first time in almost half a century.Hundreds of volunteers, including some of the original tunnellers, dug up 189 cubic metres of earth beneath a 19th century brewery to allow access to the former escape route. It will open to the public on Monday as part of celebrations to mark 30 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall. Continue reading...
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