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Friday, November 16, 2012

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East German Political Prisoners Made Some Of Its Products, IKEA Admits

An IKEA store in Lille, France.

November 16, 2012 "We are deeply sorry that this could happen," company spokeswoman Jeanette Skjelmose says. The Swedish furniture giant says some of its representatives were aware of what was happening. The work was done during the Cold War.

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