Authorities at Munich airport in Germany detained a
74-year-old Armenian woman after human bones were found in her luggage, German
federal police said Tuesday.
Airport officials found the humans remains after examining
the contents of a wooden box in the woman's luggage. They then called in
customs officers, a doctor and a public prosecutor for further questioning.
Police interrogations revealed that the woman was attempting
to fly the bones of her deceased husband from her home in Greece to be laid to
rest in their native Armenia, with flight stopovers in Munich and Kyiv before
reaching the destination. The woman was accompanied by her 52-year-old daughter.
Documents indicated that the woman's husband had died in 2008
and was buried near their home in Thessaloniki.
Federal authorities determined that the transfer of human
remains was lawful. The public prosecutor also found no grounds for a criminal
investigation.
The mother and daughter were permitted to continue on their
journey, taking the bones with them.
source: dw
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