Art theft in Paris
Five paintings worth €500m (£430m) have been stolen from the Paris Museum of Modern Art. Works by Picasso, Matisse, Georges Braque, Amedeo Modigliani and Fernand Léger were reported missing early this morning from the museum.
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Notices posted at the entrance say the museum is closed for technical reasonsPhotograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
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Police officers check evidence including the window broken in the robberyPhotograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
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A policeman packs up a painting frame outside the Musee d'Art ModernePhotograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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Police search for clues among the frames of the stolen paintingsPhotograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
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Scene of the crimePhotograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
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Taking measurements at the window where the thief got inPhotograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
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Christophe Girard, deputy Paris mayor, gives a press conference outside the Musee d'Art ModernePhotograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
