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Thieves steal 4 Renaissance artworks in Italian museum heist
During Messina's Ferragosto celebrations, a sophisticated overnight operation at the MuMe museum resulted in the theft of three panels from Antonello da Messina's 1473 San Gregorio Polyptych and a Pietà, valued in the tens of millions.
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