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Naked swimmer evades police in Tokyo palace moat
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by 158 | October 7, 2008 at 12:15 pm
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A bald, naked man who said he was a British tourist went swimming in the moat of Japan's Imperial Palace on Tuesday, climbing the palace wall, throwing rocks and splashing water at police before being taken into custody.
Television footage showed the tall man getting out of the water at one point, chasing police with a rock and a plastic construction site pole.
He then went back to the murky water and swam across to the other side of the moat, climbing up the 8-meter (9-yard) stone wall of the palace.
He was caught by two policemen, after a chase media said lasted for an hour and a half.
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at 12:22 on October 7th, 2008
Not exactly the best choice for a nude swim.
at 05:56 on October 12th, 2008
This man lives in Spain and had gone to Tokyo with some Spanish friends.
It was said that his passport and wallet had fallen into the river, and that he had gone to get it :P