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| Czech tourists dressed in Borat-style mankinis detained in Kazakhstan | Czech tourists dressed in Borat-style mankinis detained in Kazakhstan |
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| Six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy swimsuits made famous by Borat have reportedly been detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. | Six Czech tourists who dressed up in skimpy swimsuits made famous by Borat have reportedly been detained by authorities in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. |
| Sporting lime green mankinis and black wigs, the men had hoped to take a picture in front of the “I love Astana” sign. | |
| But local police took action, detaining them on Friday and fining them 22,500 tenge ($68) each for committing minor hooliganism, according to the Kazakh news website informburo.kz. | But local police took action, detaining them on Friday and fining them 22,500 tenge ($68) each for committing minor hooliganism, according to the Kazakh news website informburo.kz. |
| The swimsuit became popular after Sacha Baron Cohen, playing the fictional Kazakh television presenter, sported it in the 2006 movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. | The swimsuit became popular after Sacha Baron Cohen, playing the fictional Kazakh television presenter, sported it in the 2006 movie Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. |
| That film offended many Kazakhs by portraying the country as backward and degenerate. | That film offended many Kazakhs by portraying the country as backward and degenerate. |