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Rome stall owner refuses reward for €2,000 cash find | Rome stall owner refuses reward for €2,000 cash find |
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A young man who found a wallet containing €2,000 (£1770; $2200) in cash on the street in Rome refused a reward after returning it to its owner. | |
Mossan Rasal, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, went directly to the police after spotting the item on the pavement in the Italian capital on Friday. | Mossan Rasal, a 23-year-old Bangladeshi citizen, went directly to the police after spotting the item on the pavement in the Italian capital on Friday. |
It was then arranged for the owner to collect the wallet from Mr Rasal. | It was then arranged for the owner to collect the wallet from Mr Rasal. |
He was thanked for his honesty but said "I did not do anything exceptional," adding: "That money wasn't mine." | He was thanked for his honesty but said "I did not do anything exceptional," adding: "That money wasn't mine." |
"I didn't know the amount because I didn't count it, I just took everything to the [police] station," Mr Rasal told Italian daily La Repubblica on Sunday. | "I didn't know the amount because I didn't count it, I just took everything to the [police] station," Mr Rasal told Italian daily La Repubblica on Sunday. |
"It was about being honest, as my family taught me to be," he added. | "It was about being honest, as my family taught me to be," he added. |
The wallet also contained several credit cards, a driver's license and personal identification papers, police said. | The wallet also contained several credit cards, a driver's license and personal identification papers, police said. |
Mr Rasal, who runs a small stall in central Rome, has been living in the city for seven years. He said that he would be happy if the owner of the wallet, a local businessman, now visited his stall and became a regular customer. | Mr Rasal, who runs a small stall in central Rome, has been living in the city for seven years. He said that he would be happy if the owner of the wallet, a local businessman, now visited his stall and became a regular customer. |
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