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A martial arts enthusiast pulls a vehicle with a rope connected to his eye sockets during a performance in Hefei, Anhui province November 30, 2009. Picture taken November 30, 2009. REUTERS/China Daily

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    A car is filled with gas at a Gulf station in Manhasset, New York October 30, 2007. A German man forgot his car after filling it up at a petrol station, police said Friday. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton

    BERLIN (Reuters) - A German man forgot his car after filling it up at a petrol station, police said Friday.

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    "He just forgot about it and walked off home," said a spokesman for police in the western city of Wuppertal.

    After the car had sat blocking the pump for about an hour, a woman working at the petrol station became suspicious and alerted authorities.

    Officers contacted the 63-year-old from Remscheid, who came straight back to fetch the vehicle. He had paid to fill up the car before walking off.



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