Article 6C6P9 No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests

No 666 to Hel: Polish bus route drops ‘devil’s number’ after Christian protests

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Lisa O'Carroll, Tomasz OryƄski in Warsaw, and age
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Operator announces route to town of Hel has been redesignated as No 669 - a change that has prompted public outcry

There will be no more going to Hel on bus 666.

The bus to the town of Hel on Poland's Baltic coast has long been popular with tourists. But some Christian conservatives have protested against the use of a number signifying the devil on a bus leading to a place that sounds like the word hell" in English.

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