Cleaner who found gold bars in rubbish bin to get nothing

Seven bars wrapped in newspaper worth total of £240,000 found in South Korea

Gold bars
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A South Korean cleaner who found seven gold bars in a rubbish bin is likely to receive nothing, even if the owner does not claim the bars.

The BBC says the bars were found on 29 April, wrapped in newspaper and discarded in Incheon Airport by a male cleaner. Collectively they are said to be worth 350 million won (£240,000). Each bar weighs 2.2lbs.

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