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Video shows forceful arrest of Turkish businessman in Germany

Emre Tümsek says he was trying to help out German police when they threw him to the ground and held down his neck, then locked him up in a cell for hours.

The Turkish businessman was charged with resisting arrest, but says he’s suing the police.
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