13 suspected tomb raiders caught

Police in Qinghai province have caught 13 suspected tomb raiders and retrieved more than 400 cultural relics, according to local authorities. The suspects were caught early on Saturday in Dulan county and Xining, according to provincial public security officials. They were suspected of illegal excavation of tombs in Dulan, some of which date to the 7th and 8th centuries. Dulan is home to more than 2,000 tombs dating back to the Tang Dynasty (618-907).