Tuesday 24 June 2008

Police recover 4 paintings stolen from museum

MARSEILLE, France —

A French prosecutor says police have recovered four paintings stolen in August from a museum in southern France.


The prosecutor's office in Marseille announced the discovery Wednesday. It said about 10 people were arrested in southern France in the case.


One of the paintings is by Claude Monet and another is by fellow impressionist Alfred Sisley. Two are by Flemish master Jan Brueghel the Elder. The paintings were stolen from the Museum of Fine Arts in Nice by masked gunmen on Aug. 5.








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