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April 1, 2014       Share:    

Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/police-arrest-gang-for-raiding-second-temple-era-tomb/

Police Arrest Gang for Raiding Second Temple-Era Tomb

(AFP-Times of Israel) Police and antiquities inspectors have arrested a gang accused of looting ancient Jewish burial caskets from a cave in the Jerusalem area, the Israel Antiquities Authority said on Monday. "They were caught while in possession of 11 decorated stone ossuaries - ancient coffins - that the Jewish population used for burial in the Second Temple period, 2,000 years ago," the IAA said.

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