Polish police question 2 Canadians over suspected theft of railroad nails at Auschwitz
WARSAW, Poland — Polish officials say they detained two Canadian men after visitors to the former Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp reported seeing them pick up loose nails from a railway track at the memorial.
Prosecutor Mariusz Slomka says the two 30-year-old men, both teachers, were released after being questioned Saturday and telling authorities they had wanted souvenirs. The nails were recovered from the men's backpacks, and the men were allowed to leave Poland.
Authorities will decide whether to bring charges. Local police chief Robert Chowaniec said Monday the men could face up to 10 years in prison if the nails prove to be historic artifacts.
The nails had been lying along tracks the Nazis used to transport trainloads of Jews to gas chambers.
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