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Thieves break into Dresden’s Green Vault

cde.news desk 25 November 2019, 12:40 · 1 min read

epa08023978 An exterior view shows the Dresden Castle where Dresden's Treasury Green Vault is located, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 25 November 2019. Dresden's Treasury Green Vault was broken into on early 25 November. According to the police, the amount of damage is still unclear. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

Thieves broke into Dresden’s Grünes Gewölbe early Monday morning, police said.

The eastern German museum, known in English as the Green Vault, houses Europe’s largest collection of treasures.

Police said the thieves targeted the historic section of the museum, which is divided into two sections — the historic treasure chamber of Augustus II the Strong dating to 1733, and the new section, which displays individual treasures.

Burglary in Dresden's Treasury Green Vault — A police officer investigates near the Dresden Castle, in Dresden, Saxony, Germany, 25 November 2019. Dresden’s Treasury Green Vault was broken into on early 25 November. According to the police, the amount of damage is still unclear. EPA-EFE/FILIP SINGER

Authorities are still assessing what was taken from the collection. Bild reported that the thieves had exclusively targeted jewellery, and that they entered through a small window. There was no damage visible from outside the building.

Via DW

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