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| Cairo police arrest three mummy smugglers |
| 2008-03-22 |
| (Xinhuanet) -- Cairo police took three antiquities smugglers into custody and confiscated the four mummies they had stolen Wednesday, a security official said. Wrapped in layers of linen and decorated with ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics, the mummies were found in the southern province of Minya, 135 miles south of Cairo, the official said speaking on condition of anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. The three smugglers admitted they carried the mummies in a truck to Fayyoum earlier on the day to sell them to other antiquities brokers, the official said. The mummies were those of a child and three men, but no further details were available of their identities or age, the official said and added that a delegation of archeologists were summoned to check the mummies. Along with the mummies, police also confiscated 10 small statues. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #2 wrapped in a sheet, so it could've been Byrd.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-22 19:06 |
| #1 Was one of the mummies NJ Sen. Frank Lautenberg(D)? |
| Posted by: doc 2008-03-22 19:04 |