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Norway - Police arrest suspect in theft of Munch painting "The Scream"
AFP via Babelfish translation | April 8, 2005

Posted on 04/08/2005 11:20:09 AM PDT by HAL9000

Inquire into the flight of the "Cry" of Edvard Munch: a stopped man

OSLO - the Norwegian police force apprehended Friday a man suspected of having taken part in the flight of the "Cry", celebrates it table of Edvard Munch stolen to Oslo last year, and was said optimistic on its capacity to find it.

"a man of about thirty years was stopped Friday after-midiet accused for participation in the armed robbery perpetuated with the Munch museum on August 22, 2004", indicated the police force of Oslo in an official statement.

"the tables ' Cri' and ' Madone' for the hour were not found, but the police force is optimistic", specifies the official statement.



TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: edvardmunch; munch; norway; oslo; painting; thescream

1 posted on 04/08/2005 11:20:10 AM PDT by HAL9000
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To: franksolich

ping


2 posted on 04/08/2005 11:25:26 AM PDT by GoLightly
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To: HAL9000

3 posted on 04/08/2005 11:27:27 AM PDT by jwalburg (Nothing opens the closed minds of academic administrators like a pocketbook snapping shut - Williams)
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To: jwalburg

I received as a gift some years ago some post-it notes that had this and a caption:

"It's just a job...It's just a job...It's just a job..."


4 posted on 04/08/2005 11:40:49 AM PDT by Frank_Discussion (May the wings of Liberty never lose a feather!)
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To: jwalburg

Munch was a Norse of a different choler.


5 posted on 04/08/2005 11:51:36 AM PDT by Sabatier
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To: HAL9000

6 posted on 04/08/2005 11:52:58 AM PDT by flashbunny (Every thought that enters my head requires its own vanity thread.)
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To: flashbunny

Yes!


7 posted on 04/08/2005 12:01:27 PM PDT by jwalburg (Nothing opens the closed minds of academic administrators like a pocketbook snapping shut - Williams)
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To: Sabatier
...a Norse of a different choler.

Uff da! You've just won the prestigious 'Attila the Pun' award.

8 posted on 04/08/2005 12:07:06 PM PDT by Grut
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