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NewsAugust 9, 2016

BERLIN -- A Chinese tourist who lost his wallet in Germany signed the wrong paperwork and ended up at a refugee home. Christoph Schluetermann, an official with the German Red Cross, said Monday the man's trouble began when he lost his wallet. Instead of going to police to file a stolen-goods report, he ended up at an authority that presented him with an asylum application. From there, he was sent to a refugee home, where he had to wait 12 days while officials put his story together...

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BERLIN -- A Chinese tourist who lost his wallet in Germany signed the wrong paperwork and ended up at a refugee home. Christoph Schluetermann, an official with the German Red Cross, said Monday the man's trouble began when he lost his wallet. Instead of going to police to file a stolen-goods report, he ended up at an authority that presented him with an asylum application. From there, he was sent to a refugee home, where he had to wait 12 days while officials put his story together.

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