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Retired French Tourist Has Been in Jail for Three Months for Taking Photo of a Train

Retired French Tourist Has Been in Jail for Three Months for Taking Photo of a Train

A person holding a DSLR camera sits by a train track, with a train car visible in the background. The focus is on the camera and the individual’s hand.

A retired French tourist has spent three months in prison for taking a photo of a train while on holiday -- with his worried family receiving no information about him or his whereabouts since his arrest.

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