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Soviet policemen surround smoky blaze burning in Moscow's Red Square in an attempt to extinguish it shortly after it broke out at 1 p.m., Aug. 2, 1980. Witnesses said they saw a human body in the midst of the flames which police quickly carried away. The square was cordoned off for several hours while police cleaned up all traces of the incident. (AP Photo/Hans-Ueli Bloechliger)