Ancient Torah worth $2.5M seized in Turkey's Balıkesir
- Türkiye
- A News
- Published Date: 12:00 | 31 October 2018
- Modified Date: 02:01 | 31 October 2018
Police in the western province of Balıkesir seized an ancient Torah gilded with gold in an anti-smuggling operation yesterday.
The book was found in a car stopped at a checkpoint on the road connecting Balıkesir to western city of İzmir.
Three suspects in the car were detained.
Local media identified the suspects as a policeman deployed in İzmir, a local administrator and a contractor from Manisa, a city neighboring İzmir.
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