[meteorite-list] Almahata Sitta

From: Darren Garrison <cynapse_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 15:12:20 -0500
Message-ID: <ej1kl5l5me5r7n4tbnfbflkl5kc69jq8j7_at_4ax.com>

On Fri, 22 Jan 2010 13:51:06 EST, you wrote:

>Much to my regret I learned yesterday that three Europeans have been
>arrested in Sudan because of being in possession of Almahata Sitta meteorites.
>Since two weeks they are in a Sudanese jail and the outcome of this matter is
>uncertain.

This article implies that Sudan might be playing politics over this, with the
meteorites (and the collectors) just an excuse:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/01/20/2796743.htm
Received on Fri 22 Jan 2010 03:12:20 PM PST