Amsterdam reduced to 'sterdam'
24/02/2010
Nrc.next reports a bizarre theft in the capital. The giant letters A and M which make up part of the city's tourist logo 'I Amsterdam' in the square behind the Rijksmuseum have vanished, leaving behind a forlorn 'I sterdam'. The Amsterdam-based Het Parool says it remains a mystery how the thieves managed to get away with the huge steel letters, together weighing 500 kilograms, in an area that isn't even supposed to be accessible to vehicles.
De Telegraaf is able to report that the theft was actually recorded on security cameras at the crack of dawn. The next twist was that two letters promptly turned up on an internet auction site, offered for sale by a curiously-named Erik Gilliroam. De Telegraaf adds to the mystery by reporting rumours that electronics giant Sony could be behind the theft. Huh? Well... on Wednesday Sony launches a new computer game entitled 'Origami Killer' - an anagram of Erik Gilliroam!
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