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BISHKEK – The Bishkek mayor’s office has asked residents of the Kyrgyz capital to help identify and locate two young men it says roasted potatoes on the eternal flame at the city’s memorial to World War II dead.

The mayor’s office issued a statement on Dec. 6 appealing to residents and promising not to disclose the identities of those who help track down “the vandals.”

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