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One Of Biggest Heists In History: ‘Priceless’ Jewels Stolen, Thieves On The Run

John Bickley
One Of Biggest Heists In History: ‘Priceless’ Jewels Stolen, Thieves On The Run
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Early Monday morning, burglars in Dresden, Germany pulled off what officials say is one of the biggest heists in history, stealing “priceless” jewelry from an 18th century collection housed in the historic Green Vault (Grüne Gewölbe) at Dresden’s Royal Palace.

“Thieves in the German city of Dresden have broken into one of Europe’s largest collections of art treasures, making off with three sets of 18th-century jewellery of ‘immeasurable worth’ in what German media has described as the biggest such theft since the second world war,” The Guardian reports.

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