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As Lithuania marks the 27th anniversary of the Medininkai massacre on Tuesday, state leaders and other officials have called for not forgetting the important and painful sacrifice for Lithuania's freedom.
Commemoration of the Medininkai Massacre
Commemoration of the Medininkai Massacre
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The memory of seven Lithuanian police and customs officers, killed by Soviet OMON soldiers, was on Tuesday honored by Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis, Interior Minister Eimutis Misiūnas, Vytautas Landsbergis, Lithuania's first post-independence leader, Seimas Vice Speaker Arvydas Nekrošius, T

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