Posted on Mar 17, 2019
Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake
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Art thieves stole a Flemish masterpiece valued at 3 million euros from a small Italian town church last week. Or so they thought.
To their surprise, the painting they stole was actually a fake. Town leaders and the Carabinieri, Italy's military police, had been tipped off about the planned heist and replaced the original painting, Pieter Brueghel the Younger's The Crucifixion, with a replica.
Out of around 8,500 residents of Castelnuovo Magra in Liguria, only a few knew about the switch.
To their surprise, the painting they stole was actually a fake. Town leaders and the Carabinieri, Italy's military police, had been tipped off about the planned heist and replaced the original painting, Pieter Brueghel the Younger's The Crucifixion, with a replica.
Out of around 8,500 residents of Castelnuovo Magra in Liguria, only a few knew about the switch.
Thieves Steal A Famous Painting From An Italian Church — But Don't Worry, It's Fake
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel I hope there was no inside job angle. I believe in hallowed ground. I wouldn't have profaned the church or the painting because I believe in recompense.
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