A bronze bell and other decorations prepared to celebrate Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary have been stolen from Thanh Hoa province.

VietNamNet Bridge - A bronze bell and other decorations prepared to celebrate Thang Long-Hanoi’s 1000th anniversary have been stolen from Thanh Hoa province.

Thieves on May 6 cleaned up the Dong Co Temple in Thanh Hoa province, which was recently mentioned as among the places celebrating the millennial anniversary of Hanoi.

The items taken include a bronze bell weighing 25 kilograms, six bronze candles and two pairs of bronze cranes, worth hundreds of millions of dong, confirmed police investigators.

Two of the candles were reportedly donated just a week earlier by Dong Dai Loc, head of the Thanh Hoa police department.

Police have launched an investigation into the theft.

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