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Poland mourns murdered mayor at funeral in Gdansk
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Poland holds a day mourning for the mayor of Gdansk
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Thousands march alongside murdered Gdansk mayor's coffin
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Thousands march in Poland to mourn murdered mayor Pawel Adamowicz
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