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Graf Spee’s Nazi eagle to be auctioned: bids start at $26m

The Times
The Graf Spee was sunk by four British cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate, the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War. The eagle, weighing 400kg, was mounted upon its stern
The Graf Spee was sunk by four British cruisers in the Battle of the River Plate, the first major naval confrontation of the Second World War. The eagle, weighing 400kg, was mounted upon its stern
SOUTH WEST NEWS SERVICE
The Times

Montevideo A 6ft bronze eagle from the Admiral Graf Spee, the German battleship sunk off Uruguay after the battle of the River Plate, is to be auctioned after being salvaged from the wreck. Bids are at $26 million.

Car investigated for explosives in Brussels
Brussels Belgian prosecutors said that no explosives had been found in a car stopped by police after a high-speed chase in the flashpoint suburb of Molenbeek. Bomb disposal experts were called in when the driver, a Rwandan national born in 1981, claimed there were explosives in the car. He was not known to intelligence officers. (AP)

Lebanon to work with Assad forces against Isis
Beirut Lebanon’s Western-backed army is gearing up for a major offensive against Islamic State along its