The return of 14 sculptures looted from Cambodia during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, says Cambodia’s culture minister.

Phnom Penh AP —

The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister, Phoeurng Sackona, said Thursday.

The items repatriated from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art arrived Wednesday and were displayed to journalists and VIPs