Roman Statues Stolen from Damascus National Museum
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\nSeveral ancient Roman statues and rare artifacts were stolen from the National Museum of Damascus late last night, according to local reports.<\/p>\n
As reported by Al Jazeera, Syria\u2019s Internal Security Command in Damascus province confirmed that an investigation is underway to identify the perpetrators and recover the stolen cultural treasures.<\/p>\n
The theft has sparked serious concerns about the security of museums and the protection of Syria\u2019s archaeological heritage, which has already suffered extensive damage and looting during years of conflict.<\/p>\n
Authorities have increased security measures at major cultural sites amid fears of further attempts to smuggle antiquities abroad.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Roman Statues Stolen from Damascus National Museum —————————————- Several ancient Roman statues and rare artifacts were stolen from the National Museum of Damascus late last night, according to local reports. As reported by Al Jazeera, Syria\u2019s Internal Security Command in Damascus province confirmed that an investigation is underway to identify the perpetrators and recover the …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":136736,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-136737","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-syria"],"yoast_head":"\n