"MUSEUM BIG IN
FAKE-RELIC SCANDAL
May 30, 2006 -- ISTANBUL - Turkish police have detained the head of a museum and eight other people amid a probe into allegations that prized exhibits from the sixth century B.C. were replaced by fakes, a regional governor said yesterday.
The artifacts, from the collection known as the Lydian Hoard, were repatriated from the United States 13 years ago after being stolen in the 1960s. 'Nine people, including the Usak Archaeology Museum director, have been detained in four provinces,' state-run Anatolian news agency quoted Gov. Kayhan Kavas as telling a news conference."
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