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    Click on a picture to launch the image gallery (3 Photos) "We probably came too close to her" said Violetta Sergeyeva, a film director from Rossiya, Russia's main television station. Full Article at Spiegel Online
    We probably came too close to her
    SOURCE: Spiegel Online 15 months ago
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Right Time, Right Place: Putin Saves TV Crew From Escaped Tiger
  1. She suddenly got loose and rushed us. A miracle saved us.
    SOURCE: Spiegel Online 15 months ago
  2. First of all, we must thank our colleagues -- Americans, European colleagues -- for being involved with this together with our scientists during a difficult time for Russia, when no one was paying attention to this.
    SOURCE: Spiegel Online 15 months ago

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