NorthwestMarch 24, 2012

Associated Press

Associated Press

BELLINGHAM, Wash. - Burlington Northern Santa Fe employees called police to report some clown was on the railroad tracks in Bellingham.

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A man dressed in a clown suit and two friends set up tables and a TV set Thursday afternoon for a photo shoot on the tracks.

Lt. Mike Johnston told The Bellingham Herald a 19-year-old told an officer he had the idea for a photo and brought along his friends to help. They are apparently college students from Saudi Arabia.

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