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ANN/PHNOM PENH POST – Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked United States (US) President Joe Biden for his country’s efforts to return looted Khmer antiquities to Cambodia. More than 30 artefacts are lined up for repatriation to the kingdom by the end of the year. Hun Sen met with Biden on November 12, as Biden attended […]
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Prime Minister Hun Sen thanked US President Joe Biden for his country’s efforts to return looted Khmer antiquities to Cambodia. More than 30 artifacts are lined up for repatriation to the Kingdom by the end of the year.
The United States has returned 192 artefacts worth $3.4 million to Pakistan. One of the prominent stolen artefacts of Buddha or a Gandharan statue of a Maitreya that was stolen from Pakistan during the 1990s and trafficked into New York County is among the items being returned. The Manhattan District Attorney's (MDA) office in New York confirmed the news. Alvin L Bragg, Jr, Manhattan district attorney revealed that the artefacts were returned.
The United States has returned 192 stolen antiquities worth USD 3.4 million to Pakistan, the Manhattan District Attorney's (MDA) office in New York has said.
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Some of the objects being returned today include a Gandharan statute depicting a maitreya, or an enlightened form of the Buddha, which was looted from Pakistan, and smuggled by the trafficking network into New York County during the 1990s. World News | US Returns 192 Stolen Artefacts Worth USD 3.4 Million to Pakistan.