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Page last updated at 16:35 GMT, Tuesday, 1 September 2009 17:35 UK

Poland marks start of WWII

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Poland has been holding a day of commemorations to mark the 70th anniversary of the outbreak of World War II.

Leaders from 20 countries laid candles during a ceremony near Gdansk.

Humphrey Hawksley reports.

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