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A 34-year-old man died in hospital after being hit by a falling ice block while standing in line at the Lyubertsy military enlistment office in the Moscow region, the local prosecutor’s office said Thursday. The accident on Wednesday left three other people injured, prompting investigators to open a criminal case of causing death by negligence. A video shared online shows people jumping away from a massive falling icicle into puddles formed by melted snow. The long queue at the military enlistment office in Lyubertsy began to form from the early hours of Wednesday, with many coming mainly for …

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