Iranian rock group Arian performs in Tehran
Siamak Khahani, part of the ten-member Arian band, plays violin during a concert at the 23rd International Fajr Music Festival in Tehran, Iran on December 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Mohammad Kheirkhah)
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Police in Skokie, Ill., say a man's prized replica Stradivarius violin disappeared soon after his wife put it out at the end of the couple's driveway.
