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Third suspect in poker game robbery arrested

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Third suspect in poker game robbery arrested
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Police said on Saturday they arrested a third suspect in the armed robbery at a high-stakes German poker tournament in Berlin two weeks ago. The man reportedly presented himself to the authorities at the city's Tegel airport after returning to Germany.

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Police said the suspect’s lawyer called investigators prior to the 20-year-old’s arrival. Authorities would not confirm the suspect’s location prior to departure.

“We are confident that the fourth suspect will also be arrested soon,” police spokesman Frank Millert said.

The 20-year-old Mustafa U. is the third of four suspects now in police custody. On Monday, a 21-year-old German turned himself in to police and provided the names of his accomplices.

He told police he would return his share of the €242,000, which stolen after the armed robbers raided Germany’s biggest poker tournament at Berlin’s Grand Hyatt hotel.

Two days later, a second suspect was arrested without resistance during a routine security check.

According to a report published Saturday in daily newspaper Bild, the fourth fugitive robber is reportedly in Lebanon and has been in contact with Berlin police.

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