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Luka Rocco Magnotta, 29, offered little resistance when he waspicked up in an Internet cafe in Neukoelln, a working-classdistrict of the German capital, saying simply, "You got me," said apolice spokesman. Canadian authorities said they were working on documents needed tosecure Magnotta's extradition from Germany, after a days-longglobal manhunt that started in Montreal and shifted to Paris beforefinally ending in Berlin. "I can confirm that the person arrested was the wanted Magnotta,"the Berlin police spokesman told AFP. "At 1:30 pm, a witness stopped a police car in the Karl MarxStrasse and said that he had recognised a criminal in an Internetcafe. .. Officers then went directly to the cafe," the spokesmansaid. They had little difficulty overpowering and arresting the suspect,he said. "It went very quickly." Interpol had issued a Red Notice wanted-persons alert for Magnotta,also known as Eric Clinton Newman and Vladimir Romanov, to its 190member countries after a video purportedly showing the gruesomemurder surfaced online. In the video, which Canadian police have reportedly said shows thecrime, a man repeatedly stabs another man with an ice pick anddismembers him, as a song from the soundtrack of the film "AmericanPsycho" plays in the background. The murder first came to light when police in Canada said last weekthat a human foot had been sent to the headquarters of thecountry's ruling Conservative Party. A hand was later found in the mail at an Ottawa post office, and atorso was discovered in a suitcase in a pile of garbage not farfrom Magnotta's apartment in Montreal, where blood stains werefound in multiple places. Canadian police believe the remains belong to Lin Jun, a Chinesestudent who was dating Magnotta, and who was last seen on May 24. In Berlin, one witness told the online version of Spiegel magazinethat Magnotta, who was wearing sunglasses and a black hoodedsweatshirt, was reading stories about himself in the cafe. His "French accent" first aroused suspicions among cafe employees,who then recognised him from media pictures. He was not carrying identification but confirmed his identity toauthorities, a police spokesman told Spiegel. The arrest in Berlin brought to an end days of cat-and-mouse withFrench authorities who had been tracking Magnotta since Canadianinvestigators said he had boarded a France-bound plane on May 26 inMontreal. With the help of Magnotta's cell phone signal, police had tracedhim to a hotel in the Parisian suburb of Bagnolet which theyvisited Saturday on a tip-off from a witness, a police source saidSunday. Magnotta had left his hotel room, where police found items such aspornographic magazines and airsick bags bearing the logo of theairline on which he traveled from Canada to France, the sourcesaid. The hunt then turned to an international bus station in Paris onMonday, as police began checking whether Magnotta fled France viaEurolines, which operates buses throughout Europe. A French police source said that Magnotta had left France onThursday on a bus for Germany, based on an analysis of footage fromvideo surveillance cameras from the station that was completed onMonday. Magnotta has a history of trying to disappear. In addition to having had plastic surgery on his face -- apparentlyto look more like James Dean -- he often wears lipstick and makeup,has dyed his hair and worn wigs, and sometimes dresses up as awoman. Described as handsome and narcissistic, Magnotta, who naturally hasblack hair and blue eyes, has also changed his name and usedseveral aliases. He made a 2009 posting on the Internet offering advice on how tovanish and never be found. "A minimum of four months is really necessary to carry out theheroic actions necessary to leave your old life behind," hereportedly wrote. He said a person must withdraw from all social circles, possess twosets of false identification papers, convert all assets to cash andthen take a bus to a chosen destination, after selling a carsomewhere else to mislead police. In Canada, a justice ministry spokeswoman said they were working tosubmit a formal extradition request as required under the treaty ithas with Germany. The spokeswoman, Julie Di Mambro, said in a statement thatofficials were working "to prepare the materials in support of therequest," adding that Magnotta was expected to appear in a Berlincourt on Tuesday. Montreal police said Monday that Magnotta could be responsible forother unsolved crimes, without offering further details. I am an expert from bi-metal-thermostat.com, while we provides the quality product, such as Temperature Controlled Switch Manufacturer , High Temperature Limit Switch, Bi-metal Thermostat,and more.
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