Stolen Masterpieces Worth $10 Million Discovered in a Cardboard Box, Months After Thieves Snuck Into a Museum and Whisked Them Away Into the Night
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Long after closing time, the thieves slipped into the dark museum through a window. Security footage shows them quietly removing three pieces from the wall.
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Long after closing time, the thieves slipped into the dark museum through a window. Security footage shows them quietly removing three pieces from the wall. The artworks were worth more than $10 million, and they had vanished in less than three minutes. Now, following a lengthy investigation, the missing artworks have been recovered, Italian officials announced on August 14.
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Stolen Masterpieces Worth $10 Million Discovered in a Cardboard Box, Months After Thieves Snuck Into a Museum and Whisked Them Away Into the Night
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