Berlin Opera's heads of Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus go missing

Severed heads of the Prophet Mohammed, Buddha, Jesus and Poseidon that were to have been used in a hotly disputed staging of a Mozart opera in Berlin this month have vanished, the opera house has said.

"It seems the four heads are gone," Deutsche Oper spokesman Alexander Busche told AFP. "We do not know when they disappeared or who is responsible."

He said new props would have to be made before a scheduled performance of "Idomeneo" on December 18.