Looters break into Cairo museum

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AlJazeeraEnglish | January 29, 2011 | likes, 10 dislikes

Looters have managed to break into the Egyptian museum in Cairo during violen...

AlJazeeraEnglish | January 29, 2011 | likes, 10 dislikes

Looters have managed to break into the Egyptian museum in Cairo during violent protests and Several priceless and ancient artefacts were damaged.

Officials say nothing was stolen, but the images of empty cabinets suggest otherwise.

Troops have now secured the museum and authorities at sites across the country have taken precautions to secure antiquities.

Al Jazeera's Will Jordan reports.

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  • i cant believe this,what a idiots!!,destroying those wonderfull artefacts wil not make things better!

  • This is horrible! Barbarians!

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  • They're obviously gangs who wanted to steal and trade the artifacts! there are thieves all over the world that is why countries have police dub arses stop generlising Egyptians or arabs! especially if your from the USA! Your country was stolen!

  • I don't understand why. That's heart breaking.

  • @severnmdman :damn right about that. if they did, heads would be cracked.

  • looters? LOL what ya expect from a third world shithole? Jeez

  • @severnmdman terrible comparison.. 

  • ...Arabs....

  • @MrTaekwondojoe --I know right! It's the same thing that happend in Iraq. You would never see americans destroying the Smithsonian Museum.

  • Monsters! It really disgusts me that people would destroy their own heritage and past history. How can you rebuild a country or promote job opportunity and good citizenship when you are destroying your own neighborhoods and businesses. I think this is all part of these Muslim extremists who want to destroy the world!

  • THIS IS NOTHING NEW.THEY DESTROY KEMET A LONG TIME AGO.HISTORY REPEAT IT SELF!!! RA AMEN HOTEP " KHEM"

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