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Egypt demands Italy hand over ex-officials accused of stealing artifacts

The case centers on some 22,000 Egyptian relics, including gold coins, discovered by Italian authorities in 2017.
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Egypt has demanded Italy hand over a former honorary consul and trade commissioner accused of trying to smuggle thousands of stolen antiquities out of the North African country. 

The Egyptian government Thursday called for the extradition of Ladislav Otakar Skakal, Italy’s former honorary consul in Luxor, and of Italy's former trade commissioner to Egypt, Massimiliano Sponzilli. The two countries don't have an extradition treaty. 

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