The 350-kilogram eagle was found at the bottom of the Rio de la Plata in 2006. The new statue was announced after a legal battle between the government and the salvagers who found the eagle.
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MONTEVIDEO, Uruguay: Uruguay will melt down a bronze eagle found on a sunken World War 2-era German destroyer off its coast 13 years ago, and recast it as a dove of peace, the South American country s president said Friday (Saturday in Manila).