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from http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_870483.html
Steel bridge stolen in Ukraine
An 11-metre-long steel bridge has been dismantled and stolen in western Ukraine.
Police say locals are behind the theft of the bridge that used to span the river Svalyavka.
Officers said it would have been impossible to take the bridge apart without a crane and a lorry. They also say it would have been difficult to have taken it away unnoticed.
BBC News Online says metal theft is a problem in Ukraine, where people steal statues, wires and sewage hatches to sell as scrap.
Officials are now checking all scrap metal yards in the region to find the remains of the one-tonne bridge.
Meanwhile, residents of several villages along the river have to find another way of reaching the local town, Svalyava.
Steel bridge stolen in Ukraine
An 11-metre-long steel bridge has been dismantled and stolen in western Ukraine.
Police say locals are behind the theft of the bridge that used to span the river Svalyavka.
Officers said it would have been impossible to take the bridge apart without a crane and a lorry. They also say it would have been difficult to have taken it away unnoticed.
BBC News Online says metal theft is a problem in Ukraine, where people steal statues, wires and sewage hatches to sell as scrap.
Officials are now checking all scrap metal yards in the region to find the remains of the one-tonne bridge.
Meanwhile, residents of several villages along the river have to find another way of reaching the local town, Svalyava.