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Thief takes Stalin's ear

The ear of a Stalin statue has been stolen from an exhibition in Berlin.

It used to belong to a bronze statue pulled down overnight by GDR authorities in 1961 when the ideas of the Soviet leader became unpopular.

A worker employed to dismantle the statue saved the ear.

After his death, his son-in-law gave the six-inch bronze piece to Café Sibylle for an exhibition on local history.

Owner Artur Schneider told the Berliner Morgenpost newspaper the ear went missing while screwed to a wall in the café, which was crowded at the time.

Police have started an investigation.

So far, no witnesses have come forward.

Story filed: 15:24 Thursday 25th July 2002

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