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06/06/2019 GMT

D-Day: Commemorations in France to mark 75th anniversary

BBC World Service - World Update, D-Day: Commemorations in France to mark 75th anniversary

Veterans and leaders mark 75th anniversary of the D-Day invasion

A second day of ceremonies commemorating the Normandy Landings in World War Two is under way in France, with a service at Bayeux Cathedral attended by dignatories and veterans. 

Also on the programme: The Sudanese government admits to killing at least forty-six pro-democracy protestors; and Denmark elects its youngest ever prime minister

(Photo: Period vehicles on the beach of Arromanches, Normandy; Credit: AFP/Getty Images)

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