Police foil German children's dash to Africa

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Nate
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:34 pm
Nate says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:34 pm
Police foil German children's dash to Africa
Mon Jan 5, 2009 1:35pm EST

BERLIN (Reuters) - Three German children aged five, six and seven who said they were fed up with cold weather at home set off on a voyage to Africa but only got as far as the local train station, police said on Monday.

The boy and the older girl were planning to get married in Africa and brought the girl's five-year-old sister along as a witness. They left their home in the city of Hanover, which they shared with the boy's father and the girls' mother, early on New Year's Day as their parents slept.


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Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:54 pm
Galerius says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 6:54 pm
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:10 pm
deleted2 says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:10 pm
*shakes head in disbelief*

Children these days...

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Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:46 pm
Sureal says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 7:46 pm
Kids grow up so fast.
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:29 pm
Firestarter says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 9:29 pm
It never would have worked out anyway.
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Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:41 pm
Via says... · Wed Jan 07, 2009 11:41 pm
Hehe I heard about this today. It made me smile for like 20 minutes. :D
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Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:50 pm
MissMiaFacinelli says... · Fri Feb 27, 2009 7:50 pm
LOL!
I didn't believe it when I heard!!!
Imagine if they had actually eloped and not gotten caught.
Damn, but that would have been funny.
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