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Internationally renowned choir singing the blues after passports stolen in Kingston

Members of an English choir are reeling after a brazen theft in Kingston.

Singers with the Trinity College Choir from Cambridge were unpacking their luggage outside St. George’s Cathedral Thursday afternoon when someone stole one of their bags from the sidewalk.

The small bag contained their passports and other important documents.

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Despite the crime, the internationally renowned choir still performed a few hours later to a sold out crowd.

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Kingston Mayor Bryan Paterson is appealing to whoever has the bag to please return it as quickly as possible.

“It’s great to be able to welcome groups that are international to Kingston and we want to make sure that everyone has the best possible experience here so I would just appeal to who ever has that bag to please return it as quickly as possible.”

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The group is scheduled to perform in Ottawa Friday, the final stop on their Ontario tour.

Anyone with information about the theft is being asked to contact Kingston Police 613-549-4660 or Crimestoppers.

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