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People in Nuremberg watched hundreds of sheep being herded through the city on their way to winter pastures.

The event, which saw about 600 sheep cross the city's historic centre, has become a popular annual tradition.

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Tourist interviewed by the BBC outside Louvre museum in Paris

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Hugh Schofield points to a broken window at the Louvre museum.