Headline of the Day: Czech Police Wonder Where Bridge Has Gone

What is it with Eastern European thieves? Two months ago I linked to a story about thieves stealing an entire beach from the nation of Hungary.

Now it's the Czech republic's turn to get ripped off. Thieves made away with a four ton railway bridge. Key Quote:

The company which was responsible for looking after the bridge raised the alarm when, ever alert, they noticed that the bridge wasn't there any more.

Is this as weird as stealing an entire beach from a landlocked country? Perhaps not. Stealing bridges is apparantly not all that unusual in this part of the world:

Of course, it's not the first time some light-fingered bridge enthusiast has made off with a bridge. At least two bridges have been nicked in Russia in the past six months, and a pair of bridge thieves appropriated two Macedonian bridges last February.

A spokeswoman for the Czech policewas quoted to say, "We are not sure if it (the bridge) was taken for personal use or for its scrap value."