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Art theft in Paris

Paris art theft: Notices posted at the entrance
Notices posted at the entrance say the museum is closed for technical reasons
Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Paris art theft: A police officer climbs on the broken windows of the museum
Police officers check evidence including the window broken in the robbery
Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Paris art theft: A policeman packs up a painting frame outside the Musee d'Art Moderne
A policeman packs up a painting frame outside the Musee d'Art Moderne
Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
Paris art theft: Police officers search for clues
Police search for clues among the frames of the stolen paintings
Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Paris art theft: Police officers stand at the entrance of the Paris Museum of Modern Art
Scene of the crime
Photograph: Jacques Brinon/AP
Paris art theft: Policemen investigate the theft
Taking measurements at the window where the thief got in
Photograph: Bertrand Guay/AFP/Getty Images
Paris art theft: Christophe Girard, deputy Paris mayor
Christophe Girard, deputy Paris mayor, gives a press conference outside the Musee d'Art Moderne
Photograph: Philippe Wojazer/Reuters
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