Vandals, profiteers, anti-Semites? These questions remain as police in Poland have detained five men in connection with the theft of the infamous sign over the gate of the Auschwitz death camp, which will observe the 65th anniversary of liberation on Jan. 27. The “Arbeit Macht Frei” sign, stolen on Friday night, was recovered early Monday after a police hunt that included monitoring the borders. More:

“Police spokeswoman Katarzyna Padlo told The Associated Press that the sign was found in northern Poland. She said police also detained five men aged between 25 and 39 who are being transported to Krakow for questioning.

Another spokesman, Dariusz Nowak, said the sign was cut into three pieces, each containing one of the words.

…The police refused to divulge any details of the circumstances in which the sign was found or to speculate on the motive of the perpetrators.”

More than one million people died at the World War II Nazi camp Auschwitz. The sign above the labor camp translates to “Work sets you free.”

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