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A hundred residents of a Russian village have refused to switch to new passports because they believe the documents’ bar codes contain satanic symbols, state TV reported.
“We believe these new passports are sinful.... People say they contain three sixes,” said Valentina Yepifanova, an elderly resident of Bogolyubovo.
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