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NBC News Thieves use explosives to break into Dutch Museum and steal Romanian artifacts Posted: January 28, 2025 | Last updated: January 28, 2025 A group of burglars blew up the entrance of the ...

Three thieves broke into the Drents Museum in the Netherlands and stole the ancient Cotofenesti helmet, a priceless Romanian cultural treasure, along with three golden wristbands.

The moment burglars stormed the Drents museum in the Netherlands’ Assen, was recorded by a security camera. Footage of the heist where a group of men broke into a Dutch museum using explosives ...

Among the stolen items were the famous Golden Helmet of Coțofenești, dated to around 450 BC, and three Dacian bracelets, all belonging to Romania’s National History Museum, as confirmed by the Dutch ...

The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.

Three ancient Dacian bracelets and a gold helmet from 450 BCE were among the artifacts taken from the Drents Museum. Helmet of Coțofenești, 450 BCE, from the National History Museum of Romania ...

We are intensely shocked,” he said. The museum’s premises were damaged by the explosion, though no injuries were reported. It remained closed through the weekend due to the robbery. Dutch police ...

Thieves stole the prized Helmet of Cotofenesti from a Dutch museum on Saturday by forcing the door ... [+] open with explosives. Thieves used explosives to blast into a Dutch museum early Saturday ...

The Dutch police said the explosion was part of an elaborate effort to break into the acclaimed museum and steal some of its treasures, including a prized helmet made of gold on loan from Romania.

Four ancient gold artefacts were stolen from a Dutch museum in an overnight raid in the early hours of Saturday morning. Thieves used explosives to blast their way into the Drents Museum in Assen ...