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| | Saturday, 7 December, 2002, 16:43 GMT In pictures: Crown toppled at Wembley After 69 years on top of Wembley Stadium's east tower, its concrete crown and flagpole were removed in 20 minutes. The removal that had been delayed by technical hitches and wind went ahead just before 1200 GMT on Saturday.  The flagpole was severed with an industrial saw  The moment the pole came unstuck  The 50-metre high pole is lowered by crane  Something is missing  The pole reaches the ground  Spot the difference | |   See also: 07 Dec 02 | England Internet links: The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites Top England stories now: Links to more England stories are at the foot of the page. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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