1,300-year-old Torah seized in western Turkey

AFYONKARAHISAR, Turkey

Turkish security forces seized a 1,300-year-old Jewish Torah in western Afyonkarahisar province Wednesday.

The Torah and leather inlaid with patterns were confiscated during a road check, a source said on condition of anonymity due to restrictions on speaking to the media.

Six people were arrested, the source added.

*Writing by Erdogan Cagatay Zontur