Uncle Sam
05-16-2004, 04:18 PM
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BERLIN (*******) - A German frogman who lives on a swampy island and wears a combat-style diving suit and black face paint has been arrested for suspected arson attacks on two yachts, Berlin police said on Friday.
Authorities found the man's camp, equipment and a boat with a silencer on its engine after a tip-off from a forester.
"He wore combat-style aquanaut camouflage and launched his attacks from a swampy island," wrote Bild newspaper on Friday.
Police believe the man, 36, abandoned his flat in eastern Berlin in March to live in a tent on the boggy island in a lake south of the city.
A judge issued an arrest warrant after the two yachts were destroyed by fire, causing an estimated $118,000 in damage. He had already been arrested in March for breaking and entering a pleasure boat.
Ribbit !!
BERLIN (*******) - A German frogman who lives on a swampy island and wears a combat-style diving suit and black face paint has been arrested for suspected arson attacks on two yachts, Berlin police said on Friday.
Authorities found the man's camp, equipment and a boat with a silencer on its engine after a tip-off from a forester.
"He wore combat-style aquanaut camouflage and launched his attacks from a swampy island," wrote Bild newspaper on Friday.
Police believe the man, 36, abandoned his flat in eastern Berlin in March to live in a tent on the boggy island in a lake south of the city.
A judge issued an arrest warrant after the two yachts were destroyed by fire, causing an estimated $118,000 in damage. He had already been arrested in March for breaking and entering a pleasure boat.
Ribbit !!