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Swiss Accidentally Invade LiechtensteinWhat began as a routine training exercise almost ended in an embarrassing diplomatic incident after a company of Swiss soldiers got lost at night and marched into neighboring Liechtenstein.
According to Swiss daily Blick, the 170 infantry soldiers from the neutral country wandered more than a mile across an unmarked border into the tiny principality early Thursday before realizing their mistake and turning back.
A spokesman for the Swiss army confirmed the story, but said that there were unlikely to be any serious repercussions for the mistaken invasion.
"We've spoken to the authorities in Liechtenstein and it's not a problem," Daniel Reist told The Associated Press on Friday.
Officials in Liechtenstein also played down the incident.
Interior Ministry spokesman Markus Amman said nobody in Liechtenstein had even noticed the soldiers, who were carrying assault rifles but no ammunition. "It's not like they stormed over here with attack helicopters or something," he said.
Liechtenstein, which has about 34,000 inhabitants and is slightly smaller than Washington, D.C., does not have an army.
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Aaahhh, Liechtenstein-such a cute, tiny , teensy country.
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It's like a storybook land, a real-life Latveria.
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I hope the Swiss apologized to Liechtenstein with more than just " Oops, sorry. "
"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your death bring you the peace you never found in life." - Tuvok. 
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Like what? Complimentary army knives?
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They ought to give Liechtenstein a lifetime supply of -------- (fill in the blank with something clever of your own choosing. )
"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your death bring you the peace you never found in life." - Tuvok.
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the G-man said:
Like what? Complimentary army knives?
That sounds like a good start! 
"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your death bring you the peace you never found in life." - Tuvok.
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How about some of that Nazi gold?
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Quote:
the G-man said:
Like what? Complimentary army knives?
they're really nice knives.
Bow ties are coool.
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The Prince of Liechtenstein is between the world's ten wealthiest families, and the maximum tax rate is 18% in the country.
Happiness in intelligent people is the rarest thing I know.
Ernest Hemingway
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Battlekruse said:
The Prince of Liechtenstein is between the world's ten wealthiest families, and the maximum tax rate is 18% in the country.
"Alex, what are two seemingly unrelated facts about Liechtenstein"?
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