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Smugglers of Samarra shrine historic artifacts held
By: Sultan Ahmed
DUBAI: A gang planning to smuggle hundreds of valuable historical
items looted from the holy Al-Askariyain shrine in Samarra has been
arrested by Iraqi authorities, media reported on Friday.
According to al-Arabya TV hundreds of valuable artifacts, including
swords, shields, jewels and antique copies of the Qoran, were seized
during a security raid in which members of the gang were captured.
The Dubai-based news broadcaster aired a video showing the valuable
items, which the authorities said were stolen from the holy shrine in
Samara, 118 kilometres north of Baghdad.
Bombings, launched by terrorists in February 2006 and June 2007, led
to the destruction of the revered golden- domed shrine.
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