Wednesday, 26. March 2008
Topic: NEWS english - on March 26, 2008 at 11:58:00 AM CET
Easter Island statue's ear stolen on Easter Sunday
A Finnish tourist was detained after allegedly stealing a piece of volcanic rock from one of the giant Moai statues on Easter Island during the Easter weekend.
Marko Kulju, 26, faces seven years in prison and a fine of 8.6m pesos (£9,550) if convicted of stealing pieces of the right earlobe from a Moai, one of numerous statues carved out of volcanic rock between 400 - 1,000 years ago to represent deceased ancestors.
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