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  1. Two thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and stole four valuable Renoir paintings Tuesday from a small museum on the French Riviera, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled, authorities said. FRANCE 24's Mark Owen speaks with Christopher Marinello, a lawyer and founder of Art Recovery International. He says that offering a reward for information could go a long way in recovering stolen artworks.
    #France #heist #Renoir

    youtube.com/watch?v=2YSjSHR9a4I

  2. French police on Tuesday hunted for two thieves who escaped with two Renoir paintings from a museum, after abandoning two others as they fled, in a burglary that reignited concerns about the protection of France's cultural heritage. The heist is the latest in a string of such robberies including the daylight theft last year of crown jewellery valued at around $100 million from the Louvre in Paris. FRANCE 24's Emerald Maxwell.
    #France #Renoir #heist

    youtube.com/watch?v=1-L75Ltt5Fg