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Australia presents replicas of the famous Menin Gate Lions to Belgian city of Ypres

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Australia has presented replicas of the famous Menin Gate Lions to the Belgian city of Ypres in remembrance of the end of World War I. Thousands of diggers marched past the original statues as they headed to the battlefield. The new replicas stood guard during a special service honouring two unidentified Australian soldiers.
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