Egypt says King Tut mask was scratched, sends 8 to trial

Monday, January 25, 2016

CAIRO -- King Tut hasn't been around for a few thousand years, but his power remains: After a botched repair job of the famed pharaoh's beard left scratches on his burial mask, Egyptian prosecutors have ordered eight museum workers to a disciplinary court for "gross negligence."

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