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All four poker heist suspects behind bars | Germany | Deutsche Welle | 21.03.2010
Police detain two more suspects involved in Berlin poker tournament robbery on Saturday after they stole prize money 242,000 euros.  

Two weeks after a spectacular daylight robbery at a poker tournament in Berlin police have arrested all four suspects who had made off with nearly a quarter of a million euros.

The 19- and 20-year-old pair were detained separately around noon and late Saturday at Berlin's main Tegel airport. Both men had informed police through their lawyers that they would be traveling back to Germany from Istanbul and Beirut. Authorities had issued an international arrest warrants for the alleged robbers.

The German leg of the European Poker Tour attracted around 950 participants including German tennis legend Boris Becker who had been eliminated from the competition a day before the March 6 heist.

On Monday, a 21-year-old German national surrendered to police, naming his three accomplices. A 20-year-old suspect was later arrested by police on a routine patrol two days later.



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by dvx (dvx.clt ät gmail dotcom) on Sun Mar 21st, 2010 at 01:46:09 PM EST
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