Thousands of citizens of the communist Democratic Republic of (East) Germany invade the East Berlin headquarters of the Ministry for State Security (a.k.a. “Stasi” secret police).  The rioters shred or burn every document they can lay their hands on.

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References:

Revolutions of 1989 – Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_of_1989

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