(ANSA) Rimini, November 7- A Tunisian pickpocket who
grabbed a Dutch woman tourist's bag was arrested after being
identified in a 'selfie' that fortuitously snapped him in
flagrante, police sources said Friday.
The saga began when a young Dutch couple went for a
romantic stroll on the Marina beach in the Adriatic resort of
Rimini, then stretched out on a sunbed and snapped a
self-portrait in each others'arms.
The selfie immortalised the thief grabbing the young
woman's bag from the back of the sunbed before he made off.
The couple gave the photo of the Tunisian to Carabinieri
paramilitary police who tracked him down and arrested the
alleged thief within two days.
Officers recovered the girl's bag and sent it to her in
Holland.
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