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Bayeux Tapestry begins epic journey from France to London: source

The tapestry will be transported under police protection. (Photo: AFP)

PARIS (FRANCE) - The medieval Bayeux Tapestry began a hugely complicated journey on Thursday that will see it leave France for the first time in more than 900 years for an exhibition in the British capital.

The fragile 11th-century artefact has left its home in Bayeux in a high-tech container designed to eliminate vibrations and maintain a steady temperature and humidity, the source said.

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