Hidden treasury


'Nazi gold train': explosive experts search site of secret tunnel

The Polish military have deployed chemical, radiation and explosives experts to a site in south-western Poland where a Nazi train, allegedly missing since the second world war, might be located.

Tomasz Smolarz, the governor of Lower Silesia, said the aim of the work in the town of Walbrzych was to eliminate any dangers for residents.

The military’s efforts on Monday came after two explorers, Andreas Richter and Piotr Koper, claimed they had found a Nazi train, which could contain armaments and precious minerals, trapped in a tunnel. The explorers’ claims await confirmation, but they sparked hopes that it could be a Nazi train laden with treasure that local legend says went missing at the end of the war. The train was reportedly booby-trapped with weapons.