'The Scream' theft stuns Norway

A nationwide hunt was under way today for armed thieves who forced their way into a lightly guarded Oslo museum and ripped the Edvard Munch masterpiece The Scream and another painting from the wall as stunned visitors watched in shock.

Despite a large number of leads, police had not made any arrests 24 hours after the daring daylight raid at Oslo’s Munch Museum, which set off a debate about poor security at art museums in the Scandinavian country.