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| French woman trapped in Roubaix shop for new year | |
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| While most people celebrated New Year's Eve with parties and fireworks one pensioner in northern France spent the night alone in a locked supermarket. | |
| The 73-year-old woman felt faint at the store in Roubaix and went to the toilet. But when she came out later she found the shop deserted and locked up. | The 73-year-old woman felt faint at the store in Roubaix and went to the toilet. But when she came out later she found the shop deserted and locked up. |
| French media say she set off the alarm repeatedly and spent the night wandering the aisles, but nobody came. | French media say she set off the alarm repeatedly and spent the night wandering the aisles, but nobody came. |
| A member of staff found her safe but exhausted on Tuesday morning. | A member of staff found her safe but exhausted on Tuesday morning. |
| The local newspaper La Voix du Nord says the woman was taken to hospital for a health check. She had tried to get some sleep in the Intermarche supermarket's staff office - and there is no suggestion that she helped herself to any new year treats from the shelves. | |
| Roubaix is near Lille and the Belgian border. | Roubaix is near Lille and the Belgian border. |