hidden europe 16
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A year or two back, we were a trifle surprised to find that police in Belarus sometimes ride Minsk's city streets on tractors. It might seem like a habit that indicates the rural roots of the police, but evidently it has a streak of good sense - for the tractors are used to tow away cars that have infringed the parking regulations. Now comes news from neighbouring Russia of another innovation in community policing.
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