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The Guardian - UK
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The shoe thief of Seoul

korean shoe thief: About 1,200 pairs of shoes stolen by a South Korean man
About 1,200 pairs of shoes stolen by a South Korean man on display, waiting for their original owners, on the compound of a police station in Seoul
Photograph: YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
korean shoe thief: About 1,200 pairs of shoes stolen by a South Korean man
Two men examine the haul of shoes
Photograph: YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
korean shoe thief: About 1,200 pairs of shoes stolen by a South Korean man
The thief took the shoes from mourners who traditionally remove their footwear at funerals
Photograph: YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
korean shoe thief: 1,200 pairs of shoes stolen by a South Korean man
The thief then sold the stolen shoes through his own second-hand shoe business
Photograph: YONHAP/AFP/Getty Images
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