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Pigeon worth $184,000 stolen in Germany

BERLIN -- Police in Germany are looking for a missing pigeon, and any finder could be in line for a $12,250 reward.

Duesseldorf police said Tuesday that the 6-year-old male homing pigeon, named AS 969, was stolen at some point on Saturday night from a locked aviary in the city's suburbs.

They say the light gray bird is valued by its owner at $184,000 and police suspect the thief or thieves were "connoisseurs" as it was the most valuable in an aviary full of other homing pigeons.

The owner offered a 10,000-euro reward for the bird's recovery.

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