Manuscript Bible Seized In Istanbul

ISTANBUL - A 420-year-old manuscript Bible which was wanted to be sent to Japan seized in an operation in a post-office in Eminonu district of Istanbul.
Financial department said on Saturday that officials in the post-office called police upon the suspicion about a package which would be sent to Japan.
Police who went to the post-office found the 420-year-old manuscript bible in the package. A person who was detained in connection with the incident was later released.
(EÖ-ÖS) 03.05.2003