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Poland Officials ’99 Percent’ Certain Radar Shows Nazi Gold Train

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Getty 082815 Train?  SQUARESPACE CACHEVERSION=1440810357843iStock/Thinkstock(WALBRZYCH, Poland) — Has the legendary Nazi gold train finally been found?

The Polish government says ground-penetrating radar images mean its “99 percent convinced” that a World War II German military train is buried near the south-western city of Walbrzych.

According to Deputy Culture Minister Piotr Zuchowski, the images appeared to show a train equipped with gun turrets, calling it an “exceptional” discovery.

Officials believe the train may be booby-trapped and say information about the train came in a deathbed confession from one of those involved in concealing it.

The train was rumored to have been carrying gold from what is now the Polish city of Wroclaw as the Soviet army closed in at the end of World War Two. Local folklore said it went missing near Ksiaz castle, 2 miles from Walbrzych.

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