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Director Bas Nugteren of astronomical museum Sonnenborgh is thrilled with the discovery of the stolen meteorite Serooskerke.
The Utrecht Chris Oomen (75) and Hans de Jonge (64) found the unique space rock when at the tennis courts at the Mytylweg in the bushes they were looking for a tennis ball that they had beaten over the fence. The box was wrapped in a plastic bag of Action.
“This is the best news I’ve heard in ages,” said Nugteren who hears the news of this newspaper.
The safe with the meteorite Monday night stolen from the museum. Wednesday divers found the vault where the box with the meteorite had been in the Catharijnesingel. The box with the meteorite there was out, also a money box that was in the safe was gone.
Oomen and Young knew immediately that it was the stolen meteorite. “I had seen the picture in your newspaper. This was it, no doubt. There was even a letter with description at. Unfortunately, the stone was somewhat damaged. “
The police wanted last night yet to confirm the find.
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