Easter Island asks London museum to return its ‘stolen’ statue

Easter Island delegation in London to demand return of sculpture taken 150 years ago.

Representatives from the Chilean territory of Easter Island are in London seeking the return of a statue brought to the United Kingdom 150 years ago.

The carving, which has a name meaning “lost or stolen friend”, was taken from the Pacific island in 1868 by a British explorer.

Al Jazeera’s Nadim Baba reports from London.