Jim Geach, from Camborne, who operates a fleet of mini-buses, added that he believed a flyover would be the best solution.

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Standing in front of a fleet of gleaming mini-buses, with the snow-capped Pamir mountains in the background, Mr Zanjani talks about the recent chain of events that have catapulted him into the headlines both at home in Iran and abroad.

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And so down into the streets we went: the idea being to make our way towards the Grand Mosque at midday prayer time -- after which the faithful head for Mina from the buses, cars, mini-buses, mopeds and the like that ferried them there.

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Approximately 80% of the commercial vehicles sold were mini and light trucks and buses, ideal replacements for agricultural vehicles and those ever-present inkfish.

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