A visitor looks at a section of the Berlin Wall painted with a mural of Olympic champion Usain Bolt, at the Jamaica Military Museum and Library at Up Park Camp, headquarters of the Jamaica Defense Force in Kingston, September 13, 2014. The 12-foot section of the wall was given to Bolt in 2009 by the city of Berlin after the runner broke world records in the 100 and 200 meter finals of the World Athletics Championships in that city. On November 9, Germany will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. To mark the event Reuters Photographers around the world captured images of segments of the wall, which are kept as monuments in many countries from Taiwan to South Africa and Costa Rica. The Berlin Wall, which divided West Berlin from the communist East after it was built in 1961, was the most potent symbol of the Cold War. At least 136 people were killed or died at the Wall, most of them while trying to escape. On November 9, 1989, following huge protests in East Berlin the wall was breached and thousands of people poured into West Berlin. Picture taken September 13, 2014. REUTERS/Gilbert Bellamy (JAMAICA – Tags: SOCIETY ANNIVERSARY SPORT ATHLETICS)
ATTENTION EDITORS – PICTURE 06 OF 32 FOR WIDER IMAGE STORY ‘THE BERLIN WALL AROUND THE WORLD’
SEARCH ’25 BERLIN’ FOR ALL IMAGES – RTR4CLP1
