Police in Poland have recovered a sign stolen from Auschwitz and arrested five men.
The metal sign which reads “Arbeit macht frei” (“Work makes you free”), was stolen from the entrance to the former Nazi death camp last week, sparking a nationwide hunt.
Polish authorities made the recovery of the sign a priority and the museum, police and anonymous donors offered a reward of nearly £25,000 for information leading to its return.
Over 1 million people, mostly Jews, perished in the Nazi death camp located in southern Poland during World War Two.
Prisoners arriving at the camp used to enter thought an iron gate topped by the German-language motto.
It is understood the thieves had cut the sign into three pieces, but the motive for the theft remains unclear.
