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From the Liveblog of Monday, July 10, 2017

Antiquities thieves nabbed with artifacts from Byzantine-era church

10 July 2017, 6:48 pm

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Authorities nab two antiquities thieves in the West Bank attempting to make off with artifacts dating back to the Byzantine era.

The Palestinian suspects are arrested between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and the settlement of Tekoa, with three columns from a nearby Byzantine church inscribed with pseudo-Greek text in the back of their work truck.

The Civil Administration’s archaeological unit says an investigation into the incident has been opened.

Columns from a Byzantine-era church confiscated by the Civil Administration from suspected antiquities traffickers near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 10, 2017. (Civil Administration spokesperson) — Columns from a Byzantine-era church are confiscated by the Civil Administration from suspected antiquities traffickers near the West Bank city of Bethlehem on July 10, 2017. (Civil Administration spokesperson)

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