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Firemen spray water at the facade of the destroyed 'Excalibur City Market' shopping mall on Czech Republic's side of the border to Austria
20 Dec 2006
Source: Reuters

 
Firemen spray water at the facade of the destroyed 'Excalibur City Market' shopping mall on Czech Republic's side of the border to Austria, near the Austrian village of Kleinhaugsdorf, December 20, 2006. A major fire caused by exploding fireworks destroyed the shopping mall but nobody was hurt, Czech fire brigade said.
REUTERS/HERWIG PRAMMER


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