Article 54NVC Austrian police defend decision to fine man after 'provocative' fart

Austrian police defend decision to fine man after 'provocative' fart

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Associated Press in Berlin
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Vienna force write on Twitter that no one is reported for accidentally letting one go'

A man in Vienna has been fined 500 (447) for breaking wind loudly in front of police in a move the Austrian capital's police force was at pains to defend.

The Osterreich newspaper reported that the penalty stemmed from an incident on 5 June and that the offender was fined for offending public decency.

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