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  "description": "Just days after news broke that vandals had ripped a two-dimensional head from an Eddy Merckx monument in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, on the edge of Brussels, the missing piece has been found by a determined group of kids.\n\nWith an official investigation underway to identify the culprits, Het Nieuwsblad has reported that a group of four children (age not specified) from nearby Goudvinkenplein took it upon themselves to search the local area. After several hours, the kids were successful, finding the de",
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  "textContent": "Just days after news broke that vandals had ripped a two-dimensional head from an Eddy Merckx monument in Sint-Pieters-Woluwe, on the edge of Brussels, the missing piece has been found by a determined group of kids.\n\nWith an official investigation underway to identify the culprits, _Het Nieuwsblad_ has reported that a group of four children (age not specified) from nearby Goudvinkenplein took it upon themselves to search the local area. After several hours, the kids were successful, finding the depiction of Merckx's head under a bush.",
  "title": "A group of kids has found the head torn from Merckx monument",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-08T12:20:56.692Z"
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