US returns haul of stolen artefacts to Italy

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1970-01-01 08:00

The items were all stolen from Italy in the late 1990s and some were worth millions of euros.

The United States has returned more than 250 ancient artefacts to Italy after police discovered that they had been stolen.

The art unit of Italy's police force found the items had been looted and sold to US museums and private collectors in the 1990s.

Among the precious artefacts include...