Thieves Dismantle, Carry Off Bridge
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WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Thieves have dismantled and carried off most of a 100 foot aluminum bridge over a wetland on South Island, probably to sell for scrap, Conservation Department officials said Thursday.
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A Greek bus hostage siege ended in the early hours of this morning when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokesman said.
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TWO armed hijackers have released the six remaining hostages being held on a bus near Athens. The gunmen - thought to be Albanians - left the bus after throwing out their rifle, pistol and a sack of grenades, the Greek Net television station reported.
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ATHENS, Greece -- Two armed hijackers have surrendered and released their hostages, 18 hours after seizing a bus near Athens, Greece.
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State officials Tuesday ended all work at a bridge construction yard after sinking &#36;58 million into a project halted by the ongoing discovery of hundreds of Indian remains and ancient artifacts.
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PALMETTO, Fla. - Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot fall was worth $20. Giorgio, 47, was counting his money Monday while walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail. He followed. And plummeted 50 feet into the river.
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By The Associated Press  PALMETTO, Fla. - Mark Giorgio figured a 50-foot plunge was worth $20.  Giorgio, 47, was counting his money and walking across the U.S. 41 bridge over the Manatee River Monday when a $20 bill blew out of his hand and flew over the rail.   He followed.
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ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan police swooped on an ambulance used by robbers escaping a bank siege on Tuesday, arresting all four men and freeing a group of captives to end a two-day hostage standoff.
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SARAJEVO, Bosnia-Herzegovina - In what could qualify for Ripley's Believe It or Not, seven thieves stole an entire 13-yard bridge near the southern Bosnian town of Mostar, police said Friday.    Over several days, the group dismantled the metal bridge built during the Austro-Hungarian empire 150 years ago, transported the parts to a local junk yard and sold them, a police statement said...
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ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Armed Venezuelan bank robbers sped away from a police siege on Tuesday in an ambulance with a handful of hostages after a deal that freed dozens of other captives in a two-day standoff.
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A team of burglars has lifted more than $7 million in jewelry, rare books and cash from dozens of homes in the city's wealthiest neighborhoods, slipping in and out without tripping elaborate alarms or leaving so much as a fingerprint behind, authorities say.
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By MATTHEW BARAKAT ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A section of the obsolete Woodrow Wilson Bridge was brought down early Tuesday, the planned demolition set in motion by a longtime commuter who won a contest for the honor.
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Authorities said a man stole a pickup, a sedan and a Volkswagen Beetle &#151; along with perhaps 300 other cars. Not to mention boats and recreational vehicles.
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A Greek bus hostage siege ended today when all 23 passengers were safely freed and two Albanian gunmen who had demanded a $1 million ransom surrendered, a police spokeswoman said.
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Investors are taking a long walk off this Pier.
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ALTAGRACIA DE ORITUCO, Venezuela  - Venezuelan bank robbers with pistols and a hand-grenade agreed to give up most of their hostages on Tuesday and drive away from a two-day-old siege in an ambulance with a few captives, officials said.
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Thieves armed with wire cutters and cages are snatching endangered species from zoos and private collections around the world, according to authorities.