Bizarre News - March 15, 2014

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*-- Arsenal striker accused of drunken conduct in taxi cab --*
RYESGADE, Denmark - Nicklas Bendtner of London's Arsenal soccer team is accused of rubbing himself against a taxi in Denmark and calling the driver a "little whore." Bendtner has not played in a game for the Arsenal since Feb. 2, but played for the national team of his native Denmark in last week's game against England. He allegedly was drunk when he and two friends got into a Ryesgade cab, kicked the vehicle's radio loose and took some of the driver's personal belongings, the Guardian in London reported Thursday. When the driver asked the men to return his belongings, Bendtner allegedly became angry and had to be restrained by his friends outside of the vehicle. He allegedly unbuttoned his pants, rubbed himself up against the taxi, whipped the vehicle with his belt and called the driver a "little whore," The driver called police, but it was unclear whether officers spoke to the player. "I've had drunks and alcoholics in my cab in Copenhagen over the last 25 years, but I've never experienced anything like this," the driver told the Danish newspaper BT. A spokeswoman for Bendtner declined to comment on the incident and Arsenal officials said they are looking into the allegations.


*-- Cats, dog suspected of spying for Germans in World War I --*
LONDON - British intelligence officers in World War I suspected two cats and a dog of carrying messages from the Germans across British lines, documents revealed. The National Archive published documents online Thursday revealing officers from the 36th brigade of the 12th Division spotted the animals repeatedly crossing British lines in July 1915 and suspected they have been used by the Germans to pass messages across the lines, the Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. "Two [two] cats and a dog are under suspicion, as they have been in the habit of crossing our trenches at night; steps are being taken to trap them if possible," the officers wrote in their report. The documents published Thursday did not reveal whether the animals were ever captured or whether any further evidence was found indicating they were German agents.


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