Greek police recover dozens of historically significant religious icons

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Over 50 religious icons have been seized by police in Greece with experts identifying at least 20 of them as historically significant and protected by cultural heritage laws.

According to ekathimerini.com, the icons were seized in the southern Athens suburb of Moschato from a 43-year-old man who claimed to have acquired them from a woman, aged 74, who has also been arrested.

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Piraeus Antiquities Authority has verified the importance of 20 icons while the task of assessing the historical significance of the remaining 36 icons has been entrusted to the Archeological Museum of Piraeus.

Source: ekathimerini.com

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