A nearly 80-year-old headstone with an inscription in English discovered in Taipei, which experts said could indicate the final resting place of a prisoner of war (POW) imprisoned by Japan in Taiwan during World War II, has been stolen before it could be properly analyzed.
The Taipei City Government on Jan. 28 ordered the relocation of 30 graves by April 30 as part of a road expansion plan in the hills near Lane 137, Fude Street in Xinyi District (信義).
Visitors to the area then discovered a headstone with English lettering, pictures of which were posted on the Ancient Tomb Detectives Facebook
Taipei, April 10 (CNA) A nearly 80-year old headstone with an inscription in English recently discovered in Taipei, which experts speculate could be the final resting place of a World War II foreign Prisoner of War (POW) imprisoned by Japan in Taiwan, was stolen before it could be properly analyzed.