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Axe-wielding clown who chased people as a prank sentenced to community service

A Dutch court has convicted three men of threatening behaviour after one dressed up as a clown and chased unsuspecting cyclists with an axe.

The other two filmed the prank and posted it on YouTube, according to a written description of the incidents on April 24 that prosecutors in Amsterdam released today.

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