German firemen have rescued a mysteriously naked man trapped in a narrow chimney in central Berlin, a spokesman said.

The fire brigade was alerted to the emergency after police failed to help the 39-year old man who was wedged 10 meters (yards) down the shoulder-width chimney.

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