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1,200-old Bible found in Turkey

The Bible was seized from smugglers

Newsroom February 5 12:15

A Bible thought to be 1,200 years old was found in a police operation in southeastern Turkey, the governor’s office said on February 5.

An anti-smuggling team on February 4 seized the Bible, said to be only 34 pages long, with gold lettering on leather, in the city of Kayapınar, said the southeastern Diyarbakır governorship in a statement.

The team seized the Bible while three suspects were attempting to sell it, the statement added.

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Six suspects were detained over the incident, according to the governorship.

No further details of the ancient Bible were provided.

source: hurriyetdailynews.com

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