A daring daylight heist at a Vienna museum has left authorities scrambling to recover a priceless 200-carat platinum necklace adorned with hundreds of diamonds, once owned by an Egyptian royal family. Security footage has identified two suspects involved in the theft, which took place during regular opening hours at the Museum of Applied Arts. The incident follows a recent surge in high-profile smash-and-grab robberies targeting European cultural institutions, raising concerns about vulnerabilities in museum security. Police have released images of the suspects in hopes of tracking them down before the stolen artifact can be moved.
Police hunt two suspects after historic 200-carat piece is snatched from Austrian museum during opening hoursAustrian police are hunting two men alleged to have stolen a 200-carat platinum necklace encrusted with 673 diamonds that was on loan to a museum in Vienna and once belonged to Egyptian royalty.Authorities in the capital released pictures of the suspects captured by security cameras during the heist at the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK), amid a rash of spectacular smash-and-grab thefts from European cultural institutions. Continue reading...
