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From: https://shorturl.at/IL8Mp (nypost.com)

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Fugitive migrant criminal bizarrely tries to hide in town's Nativity scene

   By Anthony Blair
   Published Dec. 28, 2025, 4:09 p.m. ET

   Affray in a manger ...

   Bizarre images show the moment a fugitive migrant on the run in Italy
   was spotted trying to blend into a Christmas Nativity scene by
   pretending to be one of the Three Wise Men.

   The mayor of the town uncovered the unholy ruse -- although he said he
   first thought about contacting the organizers of the outdoor scene to
   praise them because the "statue" was so lifelike.

   Then, it moved.

   The not-so-wise man was seen standing in the background of the festive
   scene with his arms held aloft, trying to imitate the life-size statues
   alongside him during the comical incident.
   
   His less-than convincing scheme showed him wearing a winter coat
   entirely different to those of the statues.

   The wanted man, a 38-year-old Ghanaian migrant, was fleeing from the
   cops after allegedly assaulting an officer and resisting arrest.

   He was previously sentenced to nine and a half months in prison by a
   court in Bologna before escaping south to the heel of the boot.

   He tried to hide in the nativity scene in the small town of Galatone in
   Puglia while on the lam.

   But his manger scheme was spotted by the town's mayor.

   "While standing in front of the Nativity carefully made by our [tourism
   office], I noticed a presence I had initially mistaken for part of the
   scene. A detail that seemed harmless, but turned out to be decisive,"
   Mayor Flavio Filoni wrote in a statement on Facebook.

   "Thanks to the quick intervention of our Local Police, State Police and
   Carabinieri, it was possible to track down and identify a person who
   was [a wanted fugitive]. A result that confirms, once again, how
   fundamental it is to place full confidence in the day-to-day work of
   those who guarantee safety and legality.

   "A sincere thank you to all the women and men who guard our territory
   with competence, attention and dedication," Filoni said.

   The unidentified migrant was quickly arrested and has since been
   remanded in custody in the nearby city of Lecce, where he will serve
   out the rest of his sentence.
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