Thousands Hit Streets to Usher in 2012
Ljubljana/Maribor, 1 January - Crowds of people hit the streets and squares of cities and towns around Slovenia on New Year's Eve to welcome 2012 at traditional open-air celebrations. Some 50,000 people are estimated to have awaited the coming of the new year outside in the centre of Ljubljana and over 20,000 in Maribor.
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Crowds welcoming the New Year in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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Crowds welcoming the New Year in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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Prospective PM designate Zoran Janković (left) addressed crowds welcoming the New Year in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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Crowds welcoming the New Year in Ljubljana.
Photo: Tamino Petelinšek/STA
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