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German tank thieves re-arrested

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  1. Keystone Two-Eight

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    German tank thieves re-arrested


    Published: April 26, 2008 at 6:02 PM

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    SOFIA, Bulgaria, April 26 (UPI) -- Bulgarian authorities say two German nationals who allegedly stole a World War II tank have been re-arrested.

    Thomas Gmainer and Matheus Mayer had jumped bail last fall after they had been arrested by Bulgarian police while trying to dig up a German army tank that had been buried and used as a fixed gun position during the war.

    The Sofia News Agency reported Saturday the pair had already swiped one other buried tank, presumably in order to sell it to a private collector.

    The Defense Ministry said the government had requested the extradition of Gmainer and Mayer; however the decision would be up to a German court.
     
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  2. krieg

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    what are your thorts on this story there .keystone .. should they be
    .extradition ?? krieg
     
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    Stealing valuable WWII artifacts to sell to the highest bidder, yeah that's nice.
     
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    sorry i did read the story wrong .. krieg
     
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    No krieg, that wasn't meant for you. That was my attempt at sarcasm, aimed at the thieves!
     
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    Be hard as hell to carry away LOL
     
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  7. STURMTRUPPEN

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    that is wrong stealing parts of history i think they should be charged with multiple counts of theft
     
    STURMTRUPPEN, Sep 17, 2008
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