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Friday, 28 July, 2000, 17:07 GMT 18:07 UK

In pictures: Remembering Katyn massacre

A memorial has been opened in village of Katyn, near Smolensk in western Russia, marking the spot where more than 4,000 Polish army officers were massacred by the Soviet secret police in 1940.

Villagers prepare for the openiong ceremony

Unidentified Poles pray during the memorial service

Polish Prime Minister Jerzy Buzek, left, and Russian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Khristenko

People looking at the memorial site

Man looks at the names of the dead officers

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