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Giants walk the streets of Berlin to mark Unification Day, Germany's national holiday

Janine RabeOctober 3, 2009

Today people in Germany are marking Unity Day, the national holiday. Chancellor Angela Merkel is taking part in official festivities in the western city of Saarbrücken close to the French border. She's attending a multi-faith church service in the city's Ludwigskirche. Meanwhile, as part of the celebrations in the capital Berlin two giant marionettes are walking the streets... .

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