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Rolling in the aisles: Russian man smashes stolen tank into supermarket Rolling in the aisles: Russian man smashes stolen tank into supermarket
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The man stole the armoured personnel carrier from a military driving school, drove it through his town and crashed through the front of a grocery store
AFP in Moscow
Wed 10 Jan 2018 17.00 GMT
Last modified on Wed 10 Jan 2018 17.20 GMT
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A Russian man believed to be drunk has been detained after stealing an armoured personnel carrier and smashing it into a supermarket.A Russian man believed to be drunk has been detained after stealing an armoured personnel carrier and smashing it into a supermarket.
The man stole the tank-like vehicle on caterpillar tracks from a military driving school in the far northern Murmansk region, RIA Novosti news agency cited a traffic police spokeswoman as saying.The man stole the tank-like vehicle on caterpillar tracks from a military driving school in the far northern Murmansk region, RIA Novosti news agency cited a traffic police spokeswoman as saying.
В Апатитах танк врезался в витрину магазина https://t.co/brvBrdop0o pic.twitter.com/AZdoTQGLIoВ Апатитах танк врезался в витрину магазина https://t.co/brvBrdop0o pic.twitter.com/AZdoTQGLIo
The joyrider drove the armoured vehicle through his small town of Apatity where he badly damaged a parked car and then careered through the front of the supermarket.The joyrider drove the armoured vehicle through his small town of Apatity where he badly damaged a parked car and then careered through the front of the supermarket.
The man, believed to be drunk, climbed out of the hatch and walked into the aisles before being detained, the police spokeswoman said.The man, believed to be drunk, climbed out of the hatch and walked into the aisles before being detained, the police spokeswoman said.
Local news website Hibiny.com reported that the man also attempted to steal a bottle of wine after the early-morning incident.Local news website Hibiny.com reported that the man also attempted to steal a bottle of wine after the early-morning incident.
It posted a photograph of the snow-covered vehicle smashed through glass panels at the front of the store.It posted a photograph of the snow-covered vehicle smashed through glass panels at the front of the store.
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