Firemen unearth stolen £1 million statue

Belgian firefighters have unearthed a stolen statue of a French king which could be worth nearly £1 million.

Belgian firefighters have unearthed a stolen statue of a French king which could be worth nearly £1 million.

The 17th century bronze statue of Louis the Sun King was stolen in 1998. A Belgian man bought it for a fraction of its worth and is thought to have buried it in a lock up after realising its true value.

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