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Amsterdam Police Mistakenly Kick in Opera Singer's Door Confusing Singing With Screaming

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Police in Amsterdam kicked in the door of an opera singer after neighbors called to report a man screaming.

Amsterdam Police shared a photo on its Facebook page after responding to reports of "terrifying screams". When Police came, the opera singer did not hear the knocking or kicking of the door. According to reports, police "found him singing along to a song while wearing headphones."

According to the Police, "In the end, the [police] colleagues, the tipster and the resident had a real laugh about the incident."

The Facebook page of the Amsterdam Police share:

Tuesday, 26 January 2016, still early in the night, got the colleagues a report of domestic violence. The reporter hears a terrifying screams from the apartment. On the spot to hear colleagues also screams from the apartment and kick the door. At that time the resident comes to the door. Turns out he's only in the place to be. The occupant was good listening to music with headphones on and was singing along with an opera. Both the colleagues if the detectors (concerned neighbours) and the occupant have very it incident can laugh. Of course, is the tenant reference to legal affairs.

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