Monday, May 29, 2006

Jerusalem Post | Turkish cops nab 8 in robbery of Croesus' treasure

"Turkish cops nab 8 in robbery of Croesus' treasure
By ASSOCIATED PRESS
ANKARA, Turkey

Police have detained nine people, including the director of a state museum, from which at least two pieces from the treasure of King Croesus had been stolen and replaced with fakes, authorities said Monday.

The treasure - a coin as well as Croesus' golden broach, in the shape of a winged seahorse - had been switched with replicas at the Usak Museum, in western Turkey, according to Tourism Minister Atilla Koc."

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