POLAND / SWEDEN: Swede Gets Almost 3 Years For Auschwitz Sign Theft.

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   Swedish former neo-Nazi leader Anders Hoegstroem, 34, will serve two years and eight months for masterminding the theft of Auschwitz's "Arbeit macht frei" entrance sign in December 2009.
   Hoegstroem admitted theft under a plea bargain but will serve his sentence in Sweden.
    The Krakow judge also jailed two Poles for up to two-and-a-half years.

POLAND: Swedish Court OKs Auschwitz Sign Theft Mastermind Extradiction.

REUTERS/   A Swedish court ruled that Anders Hogstrom, 34, a Swedish man accused of organizing the theft of the "Work sets you free" sign from the Auschwitz Nazi death camp can be extradited to Poland. Hogstrom is likely appeal the ruling but if the appeal is rejected, he will be handed over to Polish authorities within 10 days.

POLAND: Was Neo-Nazi Swedish Bomb Plot Linked To Stolen Auschwitz Sign?

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The Danish newspaper "Aftonbladet" claims a neo-Nazi group planned to sell the recently stolen and recovered infamous Auschwitz sign to fund attacks against the Swedish government. The Swedes are aiding Polish detectives investigating the sign's theft.

POLAND: Nationwide Hunt For Stolen Auschwitz Sign.

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Poland announced a state of emergency involving tightened border controls and random police checks in a nationwide hunt for the infamoue large bronze "Arbeit Macht Frei" entrance sign stolen from the former Auschwitz Nazi death camp.