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| Canada murder suspect Luka Magnotta held in Berlin | Canada murder suspect Luka Magnotta held in Berlin |
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| Police in Berlin have arrested the Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover. | Police in Berlin have arrested the Canadian porn actor wanted for the murder and dismemberment of his lover. |
| Luka Rocco Magnotta, aged 29, was picked up in a cybercafe in Berlin's Neukoelln district. | Luka Rocco Magnotta, aged 29, was picked up in a cybercafe in Berlin's Neukoelln district. |
| An Interpol notice says Mr Magnotta is suspected of killing Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student, in Montreal. Body parts were also posted to political parties in Canada. | An Interpol notice says Mr Magnotta is suspected of killing Jun Lin, a 33-year-old Chinese student, in Montreal. Body parts were also posted to political parties in Canada. |
| He faces charges in Canada of murder and threatening Canadian politicians. | He faces charges in Canada of murder and threatening Canadian politicians. |
| Before his arrest, French police said Mr Magnotta had flown to Paris from Montreal. | Before his arrest, French police said Mr Magnotta had flown to Paris from Montreal. |
| Investigators say a video posted online, in which a man apparently uses an ice pick to kill another man, is believed to show Jun Lin's murder. | Investigators say a video posted online, in which a man apparently uses an ice pick to kill another man, is believed to show Jun Lin's murder. |
| The suspect had reportedly worked as a bisexual porn actor and model. | The suspect had reportedly worked as a bisexual porn actor and model. |
| 'You got me' | 'You got me' |
| Earlier, police in Paris found items belonging to Mr Magnotta in a hotel room - including pornographic magazines and airline sick bags, French media say. | Earlier, police in Paris found items belonging to Mr Magnotta in a hotel room - including pornographic magazines and airline sick bags, French media say. |
| The German news website Spiegel reported that he was first spotted by a passenger travelling on a bus from France to Berlin. | The German news website Spiegel reported that he was first spotted by a passenger travelling on a bus from France to Berlin. |
| The internet cafe owner in Berlin told the Associated Press that Mr Magnotta came into the cafe to read news reports about himself. | The internet cafe owner in Berlin told the Associated Press that Mr Magnotta came into the cafe to read news reports about himself. |
| "A colleague recognised him from his photo, because he'd just read the newspaper," he said. | "A colleague recognised him from his photo, because he'd just read the newspaper," he said. |
| The employee ran outside to alert a police vehicle nearby. | The employee ran outside to alert a police vehicle nearby. |
| German police said that there was no struggle when Mr Magnotta was arrested at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT). | German police said that there was no struggle when Mr Magnotta was arrested at 14:00 local time (12:00 GMT). |
| Confronted by seven police officers, Mr Magnotta "tried at first giving fake names", police spokesman Guido Busch was quoted as saying by the AP. | Confronted by seven police officers, Mr Magnotta "tried at first giving fake names", police spokesman Guido Busch was quoted as saying by the AP. |
| "But in the end he just said: 'You got me,'" Mr Busch added. | "But in the end he just said: 'You got me,'" Mr Busch added. |
| Jim Van Allen, an Ontario Provincial Police criminal profiler, says Mr Magnotta's "undoing was the use of the internet to construct his persona" making him very recognisable. | |
| He is expected to appear before a judge in Germany on Tuesday. | He is expected to appear before a judge in Germany on Tuesday. |
| No extradition hurdles are expected, and the BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto says Canadian authorities will be interested in the swift return of their only suspect. | No extradition hurdles are expected, and the BBC's Lee Carter in Toronto says Canadian authorities will be interested in the swift return of their only suspect. |
| In a statement, Interpol congratulated the international police forces involved in the search for Mr Magnotta for their "collaborative efforts". | In a statement, Interpol congratulated the international police forces involved in the search for Mr Magnotta for their "collaborative efforts". |
| Body parts posted | Body parts posted |
| Montreal police announced Mr Magnotta was their suspect in the dismemberment case shortly after a headless torso was found near his flat. | Montreal police announced Mr Magnotta was their suspect in the dismemberment case shortly after a headless torso was found near his flat. |
| Authorities believe the foot and hand sent through the post also belonged to Jun Lin. | Authorities believe the foot and hand sent through the post also belonged to Jun Lin. |
| The foot was sent to the HQ of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in Ottawa on 29 May. The hand was found later that day in a parcel addressed to the office of the Liberal Party in Canada's capital. | The foot was sent to the HQ of Prime Minister Stephen Harper's Conservative Party in Ottawa on 29 May. The hand was found later that day in a parcel addressed to the office of the Liberal Party in Canada's capital. |
| Mr Magnotta left Montreal on an international flight on 26 May. | Mr Magnotta left Montreal on an international flight on 26 May. |
| The crime scene inside his flat was reported to be among the worst city police had ever seen, including a bloody mattress and pools of blood on the floor and in the refrigerator. | The crime scene inside his flat was reported to be among the worst city police had ever seen, including a bloody mattress and pools of blood on the floor and in the refrigerator. |