Night at the museum: Australian police arrest German student over break-in


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  • Monday, 18 May 2020

A man is seen walking past a dinosaur exhibit in the closed Australian Museum in Sydney, Australia, May 10, 2020, in this still image obtained from CCTV footage released by New South Wales Police. Courtesy of New South Wales Police / Handout via REUTERS.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian police on Monday charged a German student with breaking into a Sydney museum as security footage showed him allegedly taking selfies next to dinosaur exhibits.

New South Wales (NSW) Police said that Paul Kuhn broke into the Australian Museum on May 10 around 1 a.m. local time, using some nearby scaffolding to gain access, before exploring the exhibits for 40 minutes.

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