Danish police recover head of Little Mermaid

Police in Denmark have recovered the head of the Little Mermaid -- the famous bronze statue on the Copenhagen waterfront -- which was sawn off and removed on Monday night.

The head is reported to have been left outside a local television station after a cameraman there was contacted by an anonymous caller.

A report on the national news agency said the cameraman filmed a hooded person returning the head.

The statue is based on a fairytale by Hans Christian Andersen and attracts almost one million tourists a year.

It was cut off once before in 1964.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service