Statue of Hiroshima A-bomb victim Sadako Sasaki stolen from park in Seattle

A bronze statue in a Seattle park modeled after Sadako Sasaki, a 12-year-old Japanese girl who died of leukemia following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has been found missing from the ankles up, U.S. media reported Sunday.The theft, which was discovered Friday, has been reported to police by the city government. Experts believe the statue was severed to steal its valuable bronze cast, as the price of the metal has been increasing.The life-sized statue, titled "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes," has been displayed in Seattle's Peace Park since 1990. It stands about 150 centimeters tal…READ FULL ARTICLE