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Tourist bites off chunk of Berlin man's ear

September 26, 2016

A Norwegian man has been arrested after biting off a piece of the ear of a man who tried to stop a fight on a Berlin train. The tourist had reportedly provoked a fight by calling another German passenger a terrorist.

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The altercation took place on Sunday night on a regional train in Berlin. Authorities say the intoxicated tourist started the altercation by "verbally attacking and provoking" a German passenger in English, accusing him of being a terrorist.

The victim reportedly looked "Mediterranean."

A brawl broke out between the two men and a 37-year-old passenger attempted to break up the fight.

The Norwegian tourist then turned to the man and bit off a piece of the passenger's ear that was "several centimeters long," reported police.

Following the bite, several other passengers restrained the tourist until authorities arrived. The heavily bleeding 37-year-old man was taken to the hospital.

The 43-year-old tourist is being investigated for causing bodily harm, among other charges.

rs/kms (AP, AFP, dpa)

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