Museum robbed in Latvia

RIGA- A museum in Vainode, Latviahas been robbed of several valuable artifacts.   

The museum's head Alda Pruse told BNS that the thief took several itemsdonated by former victims of the Stalin regime, a firefighter's helmet, oldphoto cameras, and a pair of binoculars from World War I.

An old Bible and a 90-year old bear-shaped bottle are also among theexhibits that have disappeared from the museum.

The total loss is estimated at thousands of lats (euros).

"Luckily, the thief has not stolen historical documents that are ofnational value. But the exhibits, some of which are unique at the nationallevel, are still unprotected, as the museum has no security that would preventthieves from burgling it. We have repeatedly asked the local authority to barwindows and doors, but there has been no action so far," Pruse said.

The museum in Vainode is located in an old railway station building.