{"id":677662,"date":"2026-06-01T10:30:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:30:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/677662\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:30:07","slug":"in-pictures-70-foot-messi-statue-is-removed-from-lake-town-kolkata-telegraph-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/677662\/","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 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concerns<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;Al Jazeera<a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMivgFBVV95cUxPaXZiZWJWb0J2dlllNGxraTdFV2NDcU9kc09XTHpFVFZHTnVKVmlld2xQZm5mYnBXZ2xUanFBNm5DaUh2N0p4LVQ1bFRBNXlXOGNnelJxSTUwcWc2ZmhqN3R5OG5MNERzS2xGZ2RoWGR3aXo1WHpGb0w0aGZuQ3laZnlVVHdwOVdXYjhqVUU5NE9pWUk3SW9UNjhRYjctQkNUYVIzS05jYmVOSmRWSlQ1X3M4Qkw3cXRfUFZ0dEVn?oc=5\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Kolkata\u2019s 70-ft Messi statue has \u2018structural deficiencies\u2019, could be removed<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;The Indian Express<a 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