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Magritte painting robbed in broad daylight

Source: Press TV

Brussels : Belgium | 2 months ago

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According to the museum curator, the 750,000-euro Olympia was robbed by two unidentified men, one of whom was armed. "Two people, one Asian-type, one speaking English and one French, broke in, armed with a gun," museum curator Andre Garitte told AFP.

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