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Bird's Nest thieves jailed

Two men who stole ticket machines worth 1.94 million yuan from the National Stadium, known as the Bird's Nest, were sentenced to 14 years in prison with a fine of 14,000 yuan each in the Chaoyang district court, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.

The two men and their accomplices used self-made keys to open the gates of the underground garage at the stadium and stole more than 57 different kinds of machines used for ticketing systems at the stadium. The other suspects are still at large.