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The E-Sylum: Volume 4, Number 46, November 11, 2001, Article 4 THIEVES TRY TO REACH GOLD UNDER RUBBLE Gold hasn't lost its allure to theives, either. From an article posted November 2nd, 2001 on the web site of Britain's Telegraph newspaper (http://www.portal.telegraph.co.uk/): "EVIDENCE of a daring but failed heist from vaults beneath the collapsed World Trade Centre was revealed by police yesterday as workers removed gold and silver valued at £159 million. Scorch marks around the basement door to the vaults suggested thieves had tried to break in to steal the precious metals, belonging to the Bank of Nova Scotia. The bank denied there was any heist attempt, but police insisted that at some time during the past fortnight, a blowtorch and crowbar had been used on the vault's entrance. After the discovery, a video camera was set up to monitor the area. Given the difficulty of getting on to the site and down to the vault, it is suspected the attempt was an inside job. Hundreds of construction and relief workers are working on the World Trade Centre site."

Wayne Homren, Editor

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