Thieves Steal 11 Bronze Statues in Iran’s Capital

TEHRAN.- Religious motives appear to be behind the recent theft of 11 bronze statues of Iranian national heroes that have been stolen from the capital’s public parks, a local official said Wednesday. In a string of thefts that started in late March, unknown culprits have used heavy equipment to rip the statues from their pedestals and then carted them off. The thievery has prompted city officials to postpone erecting new statues in the capital. Tehran city council official Morteza Talaei [...]