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Midas touch: French demolition workers find 600 gold coins

The Herald-Sun 11 Jun 2018

They were Belgian, dated 1870, and bore the face of the then-reigning king of Belgium, Leopold II....

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‘Midas Touch:’ Workers find 600 gold coins as they demolish French house

Inquirer 11 Jun 2018

The Pont-Aven gendarmerie said Monday that after rattling a mysterious, shell-shaped container, the workers discovered the coins inside. They were Belgian, dated 1870, and bore the face of the then-reigning king of Belgium, Leopold II. The gendarmerie said the workers reported the discovery and the treasure has since been put under lock and key until more information is unearthed about its provenance. /vvp... ....

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Belgian cyclist dies in crash

Business Day 29 Mar 2016

LILLE — Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie has died after he was struck by a motorbike after a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium, police said ... "An inquiry is under way to determine the circumstances," Frederic Evrard, spokesman for the Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional gendarmerie in France, said. A witness quoted by Belgian daily SudPresse said ......

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Belgian Demoitie dies after fall at Gent-Wevelgem

Taipei Times 28 Mar 2016

Belgian cyclist Antoine Demoitie has died after he was struck by a motorbike following a fall during the Gent-Wevelgem race in Belgium, police said ... An inquiry is under way to determine the circumstances,” Nord-Pas-de-Calais regional gendarmerie spokesman Frederic Evrard said late on Sunday ... Other witnesess said the Belgian rider was hit on the head....

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