Masterpieces worth €100m stolen in Paris

A lone thief stole five paintings worth about €100m in an overnight raid on a Paris art museum.

Masterpieces worth €100m stolen in Paris
Thu, 20 May, 2010 - 14:27

A lone thief stole five paintings worth about €100m in an overnight raid on a Paris art museum.

The paintings, by Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, George Braque, Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Leger were taken from the Paris Museum of Modern Art, across the Seine from the Eiffel Tower.

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