metal, in the western province of Kocaeli.
The 22-ton bridge, which was 25 meters long,
was in a village in Kocaeli's Gölçük district and
was regularly used by villagers to cross a creek
to reach their orchards. The villagers were
astonished to discover the disappearance of the
bridge on Monday morning as they were
making their way to the orchards and
immediately alerted the police.
Police arrived at the scene and determined that
the bridge had been cut apart and loaded onto
a truck by the thieves. They believe the bridge
was stolen for scrap metal. Its worth was an
estimated TL 20,000.
Mustafa Karakaş, one of the villagers, told the
İhlas news agency that he couldn't understand
how a bridge could be stolen, saying it was
unbelievable.
"Now we have to take our socks off and cross
the creek," Karakaş said.
Police have launched an investigation to
capture the perpetrators.
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