Berlin remembers murders at wall

Berlin - Berlin solemnly marked the 36th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall yesterday by honouring the victim of …

Berlin - Berlin solemnly marked the 36th anniversary of the building of the Berlin Wall yesterday by honouring the victim of one of the most notorious killings in its no-man's land. Berlin politicians laid wreaths at the spot near the Checkpoint Charlie Allied border crossing where an 18-year-old mason, Peter Fechter, was shot in August 1962 and bled to death.)

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