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9 for from moscow studio where its currently just past 4 oclock in the morning q watching r. T. International thank you for joining us. Now 30 years ago the berlin wall was torn down reuniting east and west berlin and heralding the beginning of the end of the cold war security is high with major celebrations being held across germany and thousands have been taking for a new or service including exhibitions on the bulls history is Jacqueline Bouvier now with a quick look at its rise and fall. Of. The berlin wall a symbol of the cold war and division a line that separated the city families friends and changed berlin for the remainder of the 20th century 40 kilometers long at slice of the city and was erected in the night of august 13th 1961 1st it was just a barbed wire and concrete fence with 12 checkpoints but it swiftly grew into the fortified version most know it today the checkpoints were reduced to 3 and crossing became all but impossible. Imagine this a concrete wall 3. 6 meters h
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