Wednesday, July 8, 2015

Teens arrested for pocketing Auschwitz artifacts

Two British teenagers on a school trip to Auschwitz have been arrested for pocketing artifacts from the Nazi death camp.

Guards said they had noticed the two 17-year-olds acting suspiciously on Monday near a building where Nazi guards had kept prisoners’ confiscated belongings. When they were searched it was found they had buttons, fragments of glass and parts of a razor on them.

A statement from the Perse School said the students had “attempted to keep some items of historical importance which they had found on the ground.”

“They have apologized unreservedly for the offense they have given, and expressed real remorse for their action,” it read.

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Story: DW | Photo: Getty Images, J. Skarzynski

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