'Stolen' Turkish bridge was washed away
[ad_1] Image copyright DHA/YouTube Image caption The bridge in its heyday Villagers in north-eastern Turkey raised the alarm when a cherished 300-year-old bridge seemed to vanish overnight. The people of Arslanca feared that treasure hunters had dismantled the arch bridge, which connected the village with three highland pastures, stone by stone in their remote area of Gumushane Province, the Demiroren news agency (DHA) reported. Some villagers had apparently seen the bridge across the Balahor stream as recently as last week, according to subsequent media reports, further fuelling suspicions. Turkey takes the plundering of its rich architectural heritage very seriously , so the police launched an immediate investigation, the Daily Sabah newspaper reports. It did not take them long to uncover a series of misund...