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Van Gogh Painting Stolen -Suspects Apprehended

Melanie Nathan;  August 21, 2010:

Egyptian authorities stopped two people suspected in the theft of a painting, “Poppy Flowers” by Vincent Van Gogh,   moments before they were to board a plane and flee the country, according to Egypt’s official news agency, MENA.

Two Italians — a man and a woman — suspected of stealing the painting were preparing to board a plane to Italy when they were stopped at Cairo International Airport.

The painting stolen earlier Satturday, from Cairo’s Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil Museum, has an estimated value of $50 million.

It also had been stolen in 1978 and returned under unknown circumstances, causing some to think that the piece was copied in the process, according to MENA.

By Melanie Nathan
nathan@privatecourts.com

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