$2 million worth of artifacts stolen from an angel statue in a New York church

　　On May 30, local time, the New York police said that between 18:30 on the 26th and 16:00 on the 28th, someone broke into the altar of a church in New York City, stole gold relics worth 2 million US dollars, and took them from the altar. The head of the angel was removed from the statue.

　　The incident took place at St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church, known as "Notre Dame" near Brooklyn's Park Slope.

The church was closed for construction at the time.

　　Camera records from the church's security system were also stolen, the church's pastor said.

Thieves stole the church's 1890s tabernacle.

The tabernacle is made of 18-karat gold and adorned with jewels and is valued at $2 million.

Described as a "masterpiece", the tabernacle is also one of the most expensive in the United States.

The statues of angels on either side of the tabernacle were beheaded and destroyed.

(CCTV reporter Yin Yue)