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German Train Passenger Tosses Loud Neighbour's Phone out the Window

June 29, 2012

A man on a commuter train in the northern German city of Hamburg solved the problem of a too-loud mobile telephone conversation by tossing the fellow passenger's phone out the window, police reported Friday.

The man took the radical step after several other passengers had requested - without success - that the apparently drunk 23-year-old woman speak more quietly on her phone.

The man, 46, faces criminal charges after confessing the deed to police.

The police searched the train tracks for the 700-euro (870-dollar) phone, to no avail.



Source: Copyright 2012 dpa Deutsche Presse-Agentur GmbH


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