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Thursday, July 10, 2003COALITION FORCES SEIZE STOLEN IRAQI ARTIFACTSBAGHDAD, Iraq -- Soldiers from the 422nd Civil Affairs Battalion seized 12 Iraqi artifacts while conducting a raid on a residence of a suspected smuggler here on July 7. The artifacts consisted of miniature statues, a skull and a clay bowl. A local archeologist determined one of the artifacts to be pre-Samarian, dated 3000 � 3200 BC. According to the archeologist, all of the pieces had been previously at the Baghdad Museum. The artifacts were found wrapped in towels in a rice bag in the residence along with AK-47s, grenades, several million Iraqi dinar and communications equipment. Coalition forces also detained two prospective buyers. All individuals are being detained pending further investigation. For additional information contact: CJTF-7 COALITION PRESS INFORMATION CENTER 914 360 5082/5089 -- posted by Chuck at Thursday, July 10, 2003 | E-mail | Permalink | Main | 0 comments
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