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Re: Grave robbers steal Archbishops' remains

Postby paliometoxo » Mon Mar 22, 2010 9:40 pm

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paliometoxo wrote:NICOSIA — Cyprus police say grave robbers have stolen the remains of two Archbishops who led the island's Greek Orthodox church in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Police spokesman Michalis Katsounotos says the Archbishops' coffins were found missing early Sunday after officers responded to a fire at a downtown Nicosia graveyard where the tombs of Sofronios III and Kyrillos II are located.

No motive for the theft was given.

The Archbishops led the Cypriot church between 1865 and 1916.

The theft comes days after the stolen corpse of the island's former president Tassos Papadopoulos was found and reburied. Three men — including a convicted murderer serving life in prison — face charges of extortion over the Dec. 11 theft.


Enan exo na po-stin Kypron eppalanete oulloi sas!!!


simfono mazi sou re file
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Postby georgios100 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:26 pm

These latest news remind me of Pablo Escobar, famous Colombian drug mega-dealer. He started his business carrier in the cemeteries when he was just 15 years old. Him and a couple of his buddies would steal tombstones, sandblast them to get rid of the lettering and sell them for new. Made a bundle. Later, moved on to car stealing and finally excel in the drug business. In the end, he was shot dead by Colombian police forces with a little help from FBI. Rumors say, Escobar's yearly profits from drug dealing exceeded Colombias' budget numbers...

Cemeteries have business potential, for some idiots out there.

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Postby apc2010 » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:35 pm

free enterprise,
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Postby Bananiot » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:50 pm

How about this one. I know someone who thinks Haiti is committing war crimes!
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