03-15-2019, 06:07 PM
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-47568323
Police in Italy are unconcerned about the daring theft of a Flemish master's painting - because they had replaced it with a fake a month ago.
The painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, worth millions, apparently vanished from a church on Wednesday.
Thieves used a hammer to smash open its display case and made off in a car.
Hours later, Italian police revealed they had heard rumours of the planned heist - and installed cameras to catch the thieves in the act.
The painting of the crucifixion had also been replaced with a copy, and the original kept safe and sound, they said.
Good work by the police here!
I'm glad to see nothing of value was lost - and, I hope this gives them the information they need to track down the criminals .
Police in Italy are unconcerned about the daring theft of a Flemish master's painting - because they had replaced it with a fake a month ago.
The painting by Pieter Brueghel the Younger, worth millions, apparently vanished from a church on Wednesday.
Thieves used a hammer to smash open its display case and made off in a car.
Hours later, Italian police revealed they had heard rumours of the planned heist - and installed cameras to catch the thieves in the act.
The painting of the crucifixion had also been replaced with a copy, and the original kept safe and sound, they said.
Good work by the police here!
I'm glad to see nothing of value was lost - and, I hope this gives them the information they need to track down the criminals .
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