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World War II-era map sparks treasure hunt in Dutch village

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The map showing where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, is seen at the National Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The map showing where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, is seen at the National Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A cameraman takes images of the for dirt road where supposedly a Nazi loot was buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Detail of the map showing a cross-section of the road where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, at the National Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. The detail reads "Querschnitt-Zeichnung", meaning cross-section drawing, and "Feldweg - ca 1.20m", meaning dirt road, about 1.20 meters. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The sun reflects on the former dirt road where supposedly a Nazi loot was buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

The church of Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A detail of the map showing where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, is seen at the National Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A sign indicates the village limits in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Annet Waalkens, researcher at the National Archive of the Netherlands, displays the map where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Holes dug by treasure hunters looking for a Nazi loot are seen in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

A cameraman holds a mobile phone showing the map of the buried Nazi loot on the location of the former dirt road in Ommeren, near Arnhem, Netherlands, Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewelry looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

Detail of the map showing where the Nazi loot was reportedly buried in Ommeren, near Arnhem, is seen at the National Archive of the Netherlands in The Hague, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. A hand-drawn map with a red letter X purportedly showing the location of a buried stash of precious jewellery looted by Nazis from a blown-up bank vault has sparked a modern-day treasure hunt in a tiny Dutch village. (AP Photo/Peter Dejong)

World War II-era map sparks treasure hunt in Dutch village