{"id":470471,"date":"2026-06-01T10:19:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:19:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/470471\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:19:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:19:06","slug":"in-pictures-70-foot-messi-statue-is-removed-from-lake-town-kolkata-telegraph-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/470471\/","title":{"rendered":"In pictures: 70-foot Messi statue is removed from Lake Town, Kolkata &#8211; Telegraph India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi_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?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">In pictures: 70-foot Messi statue is removed from Lake Town, Kolkata<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Telegraph India<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi9gFBVV95cUxQbGhnUWk5M1BEcTZIWnV4dzUtcGZUak9OLUNFREV4T0M5MUVuOXVRTENiTF9CX1FSaUNkb0ktbWZQT2pVbEtzUGoxenBQNUF3VjJNb29HYTh0bDRfMG1tcE5jU25OQmd0QlNZLWlkOFg5RG5wOHZjWkc5WmlXLWVIU1pWOXdJOEhkUVdXVkN0N195bEJyOTJ6OUQ5dzJoTlZmWEZrOFlvbHBRb0h6c21FdWhQdW9yUUdxQ3JkVU42LXpNNWZvOVNfMHpZYmk2WmtXQ050TkN0eEl0SkUxMHRwUGRXVkRjNUh6YjhqS0kwdTN4a3dHY3c?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cranes deployed as work begins to remove 70-ft Messi statue in Kolkata<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;India Today<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMi8wFBVV95cUxNLWp6ZlRYVkhlcmhMTWtETWFEa052dlJ3NEM0THlvbDFQdk5YM1dNaFJKcXhmQ1hRRGxBYnlTd25XdE9GTTBULUd5bmhENGJaZmRxb3JvTE8tbktnMXdHZlhFdzVYcGx2b1hUZzRmdXdWTUlFN1VWbDhzdGdUdU5LM0lCVldaZWlneUsyZ3QyWTVsMnlqX2pobTdwM3ZsZXBrN0Y3Y1d5YUVYYkFmN3U5Mk4wOUNyOVBGV3VOMzZacEFYdnlLbThiX2NGMEJjaU1QVnFxRXAzcm5rZG8wQVE1SWNYWjNRd2J6dmZKb1psa2taMUU?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Lionel Messi statue to be relocated amid safety concerns; 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