Thieves use explosives to blow up museum door and steal historical gold artefacts

27 Jan 2025 • 4:01 PM MYT
The Independent
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Watch the moment thieves in the Netherlands used explosives to blow open a museum door and steal four priceless gold artefacts on loan from the National History Museum in Bucharest.

Among the ancient stolen items from Drents Museum in Assen were a rare gold Coțofenești helmet and three Dacian royal bracelets.

The heist unfolded around 3:45 am on Saturday 25 January, when police were alerted to an explosion. Investigations are still underway, though no arrests have been made so far.

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