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Diamond thieves steal jewellery 'worth up to a BILLION EUROS' from German museum in [tr]
UK Daily Mail ^
| November 25, 2019
| Tim Stickings
Posted on 11/25/2019 6:08:19 AM PST by C19fan
Diamond thieves stole three 'priceless' sets of 18th-century jewellery from a German museum in an early-morning raid today.
The Green Vault in Dresden has suffered an 'immeasurable' loss after burglars broke into the building in the early hours of this morning, officials said.
The thieves switched off a power supply at 5am before breaking through a window into a museum which once boasted it was 'as secure as Fort Knox', it is believed.
Once inside, they stole three jewellery ensembles which were commissioned by Saxony's former ruler Augustus the Strong in an 18th-century show of power.
Museum experts have said the items are priceless and could never be sold, but Bild reported that up to a billion euros' worth of treasures may have been stolen - which would make it the biggest art heist in history.
Two thieves were seen on CCTV cameras inside the museum but they escaped in a getaway car and a manhunt has so far proved fruitless.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk ...
TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Germany
KEYWORDS: theft
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To: C19fan
A billion here, a billion there, very soon youre talking about real money.
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posted on
11/25/2019 6:45:34 AM PST
by
Redcitizen
(Tagline not secure.)
To: Leaning Right
Yes, the diamonds were in a reeeeum with such a lack of security that even a chimpanzee minkey could just walk in and steal them.
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posted on
11/25/2019 6:48:14 AM PST
by
RckyRaCoCo
(Please Pray For My Brother Ken)
To: C19fan
There’s probably a direct line to whatever international party’s US funding has been cut off recently.
To: C19fan
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posted on
11/25/2019 6:57:01 AM PST
by
Migraine
To: 2banana
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posted on
11/25/2019 6:57:57 AM PST
by
dp0622
(Radicals, racists Don't point fingers at me I'm a small town white boy Just tryin' to make ends meet)
To: Kozak
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:07:37 AM PST
by
Eddie01
To: C19fan
Da-dump. Da-dump. Dadumpdadumpdadump Da-dump. Da-Daaaaa Da-Da-Da-dump.
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:09:21 AM PST
by
Eddie01
To: C19fan
Any diamond worth anything is coded so they must already have had buyers lined up.
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:10:58 AM PST
by
bgill
To: Kozak
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:18:53 AM PST
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(I don't have 'hobbies.' I'm developing a robust post-Apocalyptic skill set.)
To: Migraine
No lasers or fake uniforms needed then.
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:35:21 AM PST
by
wally_bert
(Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
To: RckyRaCoCo
There wasn’t a monogrammed glove or wax on the floor?
Charles Phantom the notorious Litton is off the hook.
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:41:17 AM PST
by
wally_bert
(Your methods were a little incomplete, you too for that matter.)
To: Savage Beast
The story said the thieves were noticeably small. Maybe it was women taking the jewels for themselves.
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posted on
11/25/2019 7:46:14 AM PST
by
I-ambush
(One foot in the grave, one foot on the pedal I was born to rebel.)
To: newfreep
If they climbed in through the bathroom window, Id suggest asking Paul McCartney his whereabouts when the robbery occurred.Funny! That was the first thing I thought about when I read the that story. Imagine - Billions of dollars of art and jewels protected by a glass window.
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posted on
11/25/2019 8:08:26 AM PST
by
FatherofFive
(Islam is EVIL and needs to be eradicated)
To: C19fan
Can’t be sold be can be held for ransom.
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posted on
11/25/2019 8:49:24 AM PST
by
dragnet2
(Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
To: C19fan
Watch “The Money Heist” on Netflix.
Sheer Genius!
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posted on
11/25/2019 8:59:48 AM PST
by
N. Theknow
(Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
To: RckyRaCoCo; Leaning Right
“Yes, the diamonds were in a reeeeum with such a lack of security that even a chimpanzee minkey could just walk in and steal them.”
Swine minkey!
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posted on
11/25/2019 9:02:29 AM PST
by
unlearner
(Be ready for war.)
To: wally_bert
No lasers or fake uniforms needed then. Better to have 'em and not need 'em than to need 'em and not have 'em
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posted on
11/25/2019 9:32:37 AM PST
by
Migraine
To: Savage Beast
Well, they could cut them up.
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posted on
11/25/2019 10:20:04 AM PST
by
grumpygresh
(Civil disobedience by jury nullification.)
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