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Gold, gems and Renoirs: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts
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PUBLISHEDSep 10, 2026, 2:57 AM
What the source reports
At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace. The heist took under four minutes.
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