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11 February 2008
Armed robbers stole four masterpieces – a Degas, a Cezanne, a van Gogh and a Monet – from a museum in Zurich, Switzerland on 10 February 2008.
Just before closing time, three masked robbers entered the museum. One of them threatened the people present with a pistol and forced them to the floor, while the two others took the paintings from the exhibition hall.
The stolen masterpieces are as follows:
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| Edgar DEGAS, Title: Count Lepic and his daughters, Oil on canvas, 65.5 x 81 cm; |
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| Paul CEZANNE, Title: Boy in a red vest, Oil on canvas, 80 x 64.5 cm; |
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| Claude MONET, title: Poppies near Vétheuil, oil on canvas, 71.5 x 90.5 cm; |
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| Vincent van GOGH, title: Blossoming chestnut branches, oil on canvas, 72.5 x 91 cm; |
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This robbery comes just four days after thieves stole two PICASSO paintings from a cultural centre in Pfaeffikon near Zurich.
Anyone with information about the theft or the whereabouts of the paintings is asked to contact INTERPOL National Central Bureau Berne (ref.: IP/105/348270/GIS) and the INTERPOL General Secretariat (ref.: 2008/5583).
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