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epa06137261 German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits the former prison of the East German, communist-era secret police, known as the Stasi, in Berlin, Germany, 11 August 2017. Merkel visited the former prison in Berlin-Hohenschoenhausen that will be restored as part of a almost nine million euro renovation project to save it as a memorial site and museum. EPA/JENS SCHLUETER