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Nazi sign at Auschwitz stolen

50 officers out hunting clues in bid to find it

By MONIKA SCISLOWSKA AND KRZYSZTOF KOPACZ THE ASSOCIA

Posted: December 19, 2009 at 5:24 a.m.

The Nazis’ infamous sign declaring “Arbeit Macht Frei” — German for “Work Sets You Free” — was stolen Friday from the entrance of the former Auschwitz death camp, Polish police said.

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