United KingdomTwo men stole a necklace adorned with over 600 diamonds from the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) during a daylight robbery. The thieves purchased tickets to the exhibition where the necklace was on display before breaking into the museum, smashing a glass case, and fleeing with the estimated $4 million piece. Police released CCTV footage of the suspects and stated one appeared to be armed. The necklace, originally intended for the Egyptian royal family, was part of a Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition scheduled to run through September. This theft follows several high-profile museum robberies across Europe, including the Louvre in Paris and museums in Spain, Sicily, and Italy. MAK confirmed it had implemented strict security measures but acknowledged concerns about rising aggression in such crimes.
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