Using social media platforms, nationalistic groups were calling the citizens to protect the statue from being removed
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The statue from the Neolithic period has continued to puzzle archaeologists, who are still uncertain of its origins in Greece or the sex of the figure
"The most recent among the 300,000 findings of the archaeological excavations of the Thessaloniki Metro"
Statue controversy continues
The madness has spread to Europe now?
Experts believe the statue was disguised to protect it from Burmese invaders in the mid-1700s
Government surrenders to islamist hardliners
A mix up of what we knew about the ancient world
Police suspect religious motive behind action