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Thieves steal 100kg church bells

Wednesday 28 July 2010

Thieves have stolen two 100kg bronze bells from a church in Apeldoorn, news agency ANP reports on Wednesday.

The bells were hanging at a height of six metres from the ground and were taken at some point on Tuesday night, police said.

Last week thieves made off with 11 17kg bells from a carillon in a church in nearby Twello.

Collectors and scrap metal merchants have been asked to keep an eye out for the bells which police suspect may have been taken by metal thieves.

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I know some more church bells for them in my neighborhood.I like quiet Sunday mornings.

By Pieter van Schaaij | July 28, 2010 4:02 PM

Some people have no more respect for God or church.
What next?

By dolphin peters | July 28, 2010 7:55 PM

In America they steal the giant cactus...

In the UK, Victorian paving stones...

In the Netherlands, ding dongs, it's now time to sit back and wonder, hey!.. - Where's my bloody garden shed gone!

By stevie | July 28, 2010 9:40 PM

Talk about dropping to an all time low. Regardless if the thieves believe in a higher power, I trust karma will step forward eventually.

By tomkat | July 29, 2010 7:17 AM

The value of church bells goes far beyond the material worth of their metal. The workmanship involved in producing a church bell is the artistic craft that makes a bell produce particular sounds and notes. In the religious sphere, of course, there is also the important correlation with the liturgy and prayer.

By Karmenu of Malta | July 29, 2010 9:25 AM

i thought churchbells were started to prevent the meditations of the priestess

By chacha | July 30, 2010 12:32 AM

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