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TODAY'S NUMBER 4

Thursday 19 August 1999 23:02 BST
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TODAY'S

NUMBER

4

The number of Romanian wrestlers who have applied for political asylum in Australia during the world freestyle championships. They took a train to a village south of Sydney and asked for asylum in the local shop, where they were put in touch with the police.

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