"Thieves made off with several paintings worth millions of euros from the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum in Mamiano di Traversetolo, near Parma, in under three minutes."
"The stolen artworks include 'Fish' by Auguste Renoir, 'Still Life with Cherries' by Paul Cezanne, and 'Odalisque on the Terrace' by Henri Matisse."
"The suspects, who wore hoods to disguise themselves, forced a door open and escaped across the museum gardens."
"The Cultural Heritage Protection Unit of the Carabinieri police is reviewing CCTV footage and believes a 'structured and organized' gang is responsible for the theft."
Several paintings worth millions were stolen from the Magnani Rocca Foundation museum in Italy. The heist occurred on the night of March 22-23, taking less than three minutes. Thieves took works by Renoir, Cezanne, and Matisse. They forced a door open and escaped through the museum gardens while wearing hoods. The Cultural Heritage Protection Unit is investigating, reviewing CCTV footage, and believes an organized gang is responsible. This theft follows other high-profile museum heists in Europe, including a significant robbery at the Louvre in Paris.
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