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Record group hug amuses commuters

Updated on 12 November 2009

Source PA News

Commuters have set aside their usual indifference towards fellow rail passengers when they set a new world record for hugging.

The 112 people, many of them total strangers, made an unfamiliar sight at St Pancras station in central London as they embraced for 60 seconds.

Smiles appeared on the faces of the suit-wearing participants who appeared to enjoy the physical contact in groups and pairs.

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