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Auschwitz visitor arrested for stealing souvenir

May 20, 2011 15:03
The famous gates of Auschwitz

ByJennifer Lipman, Jennifer Lipman

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Police have detained a French tourist who stole a piece of the wire fence at the Auschwitz concentration camp - because he wanted a souvenir.

According to a Polish news site, the man was arrested as he attempted to board a plane in Krakow.

After the wire was spotted when his luggage was scanned, he admitted to the border guards that he had taken it.

Police are investigating the incident.