Medieval History
The heads of two mummies have been ripped off and several artifacts damaged by looters at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, as unrest spreads throughout the country. The looters were captured by Egyptian soldiers before they were able to remove anything from the museum, although the gift shop has been heavily looted.
?I felt deeply sorry today when I came this morning to the Egyptian Museum and found that some had tried to raid the museum by force last night,? Zahi Hawass, chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters. ?Egyptian citizens tried to prevent them and were joined by the tourism police, but some (looters) managed to enter from above and they destroyed two of the mummies.?
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Medieval History
Egyptian Museum attacked, artifacts damaged
The heads of two mummies have been ripped off and several artifacts damaged by looters at the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, as unrest spreads throughout the country. The looters were captured by Egyptian soldiers before they were able to remove anything from the museum, although the gift shop has been heavily looted.
?I felt deeply sorry today when I came this morning to the Egyptian Museum and found that some had tried to raid the museum by force last night,? Zahi Hawass, chairman of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, told reporters. ?Egyptian citizens tried to prevent them and were joined by the tourism police, but some (looters) managed to enter from above and they destroyed two of the mummies.?
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