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Russian Tank

From NRC Handelsblad · () Dutch

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  • A four-year-old boy sees a destroyed Russian tank and a burned-out ambulance outside Theater Orpheus in Apeldoorn.
  • The scene prompts him to suggest that soldiers could hide so the war would not know where they were.

After visiting a playground in Apeldoorn, four-year-old Tijn arrives at the square outside Theater Orpheus, where he sees a destroyed Russian tank and a burned-out ambulance.

The sight impresses him and appears to set him thinking. The next day, he suddenly offers his solution to war: “If the soldiers just hide, then the war won’t know they’re there.”

If the soldiers just hide, then the war won’t know they’re there.

· TijnThe four-year-old reacts to seeing a destroyed Russian tank and a burned-out ambulance in Apeldoorn.
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Originally published by NRC Handelsblad in Dutch. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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