Aug 7, 2008
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Prosecutors say ten people will be tried for smuggling 2,000-year-old gold bracelets out of Romania. Prosecutors in west Romania said in a statement Thursday that the ten are accused of selling ancient jewelry and coins abroad. The artifacts were allegedly dug illegally from Sarmizegetusa Regia, an ancient fortress, in northwestern Romania between 1996 and 2005. The most valuable objects were 15 spiral-shaped gold bracelets. Nine were recovered, worth at least €3 million (US$4.64...
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