Bandits plunder art, churches, pubs for pricey metal
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The headless body of a Ukrainian poet, night-time raids on railway depots and the theft of priceless works of art. The ingredients of a Cold War thriller?
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Art theft may conjure up images of a suave movie villain creeping through a dark gallery &#151; or last year's bold daylight robbery of Edvard Munch's "The Scream" from a Norway museum. Most art heists, however, are far more subtle, involving forged documents, fake prints or smuggled cultural artifacts that slowly make their way into the hands of private owners or museums.
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The robbery of the well-known &quot;The Scream&quot; and &quot;Madonna&quot; paintings by Edvard Munch in Oslo this week reverberated in cities like Washington, rich with museums and galleries housing valuable artifacts and works of art.
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Limited edition prints of artwork by guerrilla artist Banksy are stolen in two raids at a gallery in Brighton.
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By Deidre Williams, The Buffalo News, N.Y.  Dec. 9--Thieves broke through a basement window of a landmark church on the East Side this week, ransacking the building and leaving behind a big mess.
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Armed robbers stole masterpieces by  Norwegian artist Edvard Munch from a museum in Oslo on Sunday  and national radio said a version of "The Scream" was part of  the haul.
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The robbery of Edvard Munch's 'The Scream' is the latest in a string of high-profile art thefts.
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Thieves brazenly walk out the door of a Norway museum with one of the world&#39;s most famous paintings -- &quot;The Scream&quot; by Edvard Munch.
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Thieves steal Â£60,000 worth of antiques from the Victoria and Albert Museum's ceramics collection.
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A gang of arts thieves yesterday launched a dawn raid on one of South America's most famous art galleries, making off with two paintings together worth over Â£50m
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An Italian Renaissance painting stolen a year ago in Cyprus, possibly a Titian, has been recovered in Bulgaria in a police raid, media reported.
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Thieves broke into a museum and stole around a dozen glass artworks made by a French master craftsman, worth &#36;3.3 million, police said Wednesday.
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Bandits from all factions are increasingly targeting relief convoys and aid workers in Sudan's conflict.
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Police uncover group responsible for vandalising synagogues and carrying out attacks on Jews.
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A pair of gilded horns stolen from a Danish museum early on Monday were copies of two 5th century solid gold horns stolen 205 years ago and melted down despite being national treasures.
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Three attacks in different cities left dozens of worshippers dead in bombings, mortar attacks and ambushes.
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Thieves in Brazil steal two paintings said to be worth $100m (Â£50m), including a work by Pablo Picasso.