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Moscow pigeons die in startling quantities

Published: 23 September, 2010, 19:14
Edited: 24 September, 2010, 10:21


Moscow citizens have noticed an unusual number of pigeons dying on the streets of the city, “Komsomolskaya Pravda” newspaper reports.

 
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Norman September 24, 2010, 03:48 quote
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Viruses have killed large quantities of crows, pigeons and other birds in Washington DC too. All bird collected were examined by the Health Department. It was a known disease that killed the birds, that could have been passed on to humans.

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