Kuwaiti police have seized 26 million dollars worth of Christian and Islamic antiquities from Lebanon and arrested five men on smuggling charges, a newspaper reported Thursday.
The five -- a Kuwaiti, two Lebanese and two Syrians -- confessed to having brought the antiques into Kuwait by land from Saudi Arabia, Al-Watan said.
The items include a 1,000-year-old golden statue of the Virgin Mary, a golden statue of Jesus Christ, gold items dating back to the Crusades and other antiques -- KUWAIT CITY (AFP)
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