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Polish police find stolen Auschwitz sign
Photo: Irek Dorozanski
Polish police has found the infamous "Arbeit Macht Frei" sign on the evening of December 20 2009, world media reported.
Reportedly, the sign, that greeted prisoners destined for the death camps at Auschwitz, had been found, cut into three pieces.
Earlier in the day, Polish authorities announced they would offer a 27 500 euro reward for any information that would lead to the return of the sign.
Five men had been arrested in relation to the theft, aged 25 to 39, reports say. There was wide speculation in international media that the theft might have been perpetrated by neo-Nazi sympathizers, although this remained unconfirmed.
"I call on the Polish government to track down these twisted criminals who desecrated a place where more than a million Jews were murdered" Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu had said, hours before the sign was recovered.
"It is important to preserve the memory of the crime and therefore it is important to preserve the crime scene of the worst atrocities in the history of the Jewish People and of all humanity," he said.
Polish police spokesperson Dariusz Nowak said the five metre sign, made of hollow steel, had been found cut in three pieces, each containing one of the words.
Authorities refused to give any further details on the circumstances in which the sign was found or the motives of the perpetrators.
Reportedly, the sign, that greeted prisoners destined for the death camps at Auschwitz, had been found, cut into three pieces.
Earlier in the day, Polish authorities announced they would offer a 27 500 euro reward for any information that would lead to the return of the sign.
Five men had been arrested in relation to the theft, aged 25 to 39, reports say. There was wide speculation in international media that the theft might have been perpetrated by neo-Nazi sympathizers, although this remained unconfirmed.
"I call on the Polish government to track down these twisted criminals who desecrated a place where more than a million Jews were murdered" Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu had said, hours before the sign was recovered.
"It is important to preserve the memory of the crime and therefore it is important to preserve the crime scene of the worst atrocities in the history of the Jewish People and of all humanity," he said.
Polish police spokesperson Dariusz Nowak said the five metre sign, made of hollow steel, had been found cut in three pieces, each containing one of the words.
Authorities refused to give any further details on the circumstances in which the sign was found or the motives of the perpetrators.
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This sign is a living symbol and gravestone for ten million people, R.I.P, who died in miserable circumstances during WW2. In some respects this sign is a flag, an hope for a better world mast, an informal gathering centre for those who still mourn. Stealing it was an outrage, unbelievable, it's good to know its been found, it would be even better if the thieves who stole it were sentenced to 12 months in barracks 11, Auschwitz.