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Moving the
between two countries could easily create a
diplomatic incident or even lead to
. Luckily, diplomats in Belgium and France saw the
side of this. They avoided an international crisis in a friendly manner. The mayor of the Belgian town said: "The
was placed there in 1819 following the
of Napoleon. The situation should be resolved tomorrow. We will find the person who moved the stone so we can avoid any
. I still have to verify who the landowner is." The mayor added: "We know
where the stone was before. It was right next to a
." The mayor of the town across the border in France said: "I fully trust my Belgian counterpart, who did what was
."