"Two men have been arrested on suspicion of burglary after Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff. The men aged 43 and 50 from Northampton were arrested 7 October and are in custody in Northamptonshire. The unspecified objects were on display in the Wales is... gallery. The theft took place 6 October."
"Detective Inspector Bob Chambers from South Wales Police said in a statement: "At this time, we believe that two suspects forced entry to the main building, where several items, including Bronze Age gold jewellery, have been stolen from a display case." Founded in 1948, St Fagans is one of seven national museums under the curation of Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales. Jane Richardson, the chief executive of Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales, told the BBC:"
Bronze Age gold jewellery was stolen from St Fagans National Museum of History in Cardiff during a burglary on 6 October. Two men, aged 43 and 50 and from Northampton, were arrested on 7 October and are in custody in Northamptonshire. The unspecified objects were on display in the Wales is... gallery and were taken from a display case after suspects forced entry to the main building, according to police. St Fagans was founded in 1948 and is part of Amgueddfa Cymru-Museum Wales. The museum's chief executive described staff as devastated and emphasized the items belong to the people of Wales. St Fagans is an open-air museum on a 100-acre site featuring over 40 historical buildings.
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