Relics Robbers Arrested in ShaanxiPolice in northwest China's Shaanxi Province have arrested four suspects who robbed the heads of 89 Buddha figures in a local temple, and recovered all of them.In the wee hours of May 19, the four suspects got into the Thousand-Buddha Cave in Huangling County of Shaanxi. They tied up the cave's guards, knocked off and took away the heads of 89 Buddha figures. The cave was built in the Song Dynasty (960-1279). Local police were mobilized and took measures to prevent these relics from being transported to other places. Police eventually arrested Wang Haijun and three other suspects, who were trying to sell the robbed buddha heads. The four came from Longzhou Township of Jingbian County, Shaanxi. Enditem |
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