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A Ukrainian city blighted by pesky pigeons is mulling over radical plans to get the birds drunk on wine before deporting them.

Officials in the north-eastern city of Sumy are considering the
strange move  after growing tired of the increasing number of pigeons
running amok in the  area.

According to local news reports, they have been particularly irked by
the  large amount of bird droppings falling on a statue of famous
Ukrainian poet  Taras Shevchenko.

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