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Cambodia recovers stolen Buddhist relics

By Washington Examiner
Published February 7, 2014 8:53am ET
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Cambodia recovers stolen Buddhist relics
This Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014 photo, shows a golden urn after being recovered in Takeo province, south of Phnom Penh, Cambodia. Police in Cambodia said Friday, Feb. 7, 2014 they have recovered the precious golden urn stolen last year that contains what are considered to be remnants of Buddha's body. The urn was taken from a mountain shrine 40 kilometers (25 miles) outside the capital in mid-December. National Police spokesman Kirt Chantharith said it was recovered Thursday from a house in the southern province of Takeo, and one man was arrested in connection with the theft. (AP Photo) | AP

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian police have recovered a precious golden urn stolen last year that contains what are considered to be remnants of Buddha’s body, an official said Friday.

The urn was taken from a mountain shrine 40 kilometers (25 miles) outside the capital in mid-December.

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