Not aware that the items had special cultural significance

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-ca ... e-35194290

British teenagers face trial over 'Auschwitz theft' items

Two British teenagers accused of stealing artefacts from Auschwitz during a school trip to Poland are to face a trial, prosecutors have said.
The pupils from the independent Perse School in Cambridge were allegedly found with with buttons and fragments of a spoon from the camp.

In June it was reported they had been fined after admitting responsibility.
But Polish prosecutors said the pair had changed their minds and would now face a trial.

(continued, education today? )