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Italian Mayor Flavio Filoni noticed a figure in a Nativity scene that he initially believed was part of the display

Police identified the 38-year-old man as a fugitive wanted by authorities

Local police, state police and Carabinieri assisted in locating and apprehending the man

A 38-year-old man who was wanted by police was arrested after allegedly hiding inside a life-size Nativity scene in southern Italy.

The man was discovered on Dec. 6 after Galatone Mayor Flavio Filoni noticed something unusual while walking past the display in Piazza Santissimo Crocifisso, according to Euronews , ITV News and La Repubblica .

“While standing in front of the Nativity carefully made by our Pro Loco, I noticed a presence I had initially mistaken for part of the scene,” Filoni wro

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