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Man detained in Czech Republic over 1984 escape from East Germany

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A German holidaymaker visiting the Czech Republic with his family was arrested because his name remained on a police list.

The man was arrested while eating breakfast at a hotel in the Giant Mountains range in the north of the country.

A court in Ceske Budejovice had placed the man on a list of undesirable persons after his escape.