Robbers attempting to steal gold from icons in an Orthodox Cathedral are apprehended in Chelyabinsk oblast
March 21, 2017 – Members of the Russian Guards have apprehended two men suspected of robbing church property in Kyshtym (Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia). In the morning of March 20, a worker of the Birth of Christ Church has contacted the local security when she saw the two men lifting the glass on top of the icon to steal the golden portions. Both assailants have had a previous criminal record.
They are being pursued under articles 30, and 161 of the Russian Criminal Code (Assault accompanied with robbery).
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