A valuable necklace has been stolen in Vienna. Austrian police are hunting two men who took a 200-carat platinum necklace decorated with 673 diamonds from the Museum of Applied Arts (MAK). The piece once belonged to Queen Nazli of Egypt. It dates from 1939 and is part of a major jewelry exhibition featuring works by the French company Van Cleef & Arpels. The theft happened during opening hours on Thursday afternoon. The men escaped before police arrived.
Security cameras filmed the two unmasked suspects during the heist. The men bought tickets and entered the exhibition before smashing a glass display case with a hammer. They fled with the jewelry in an unknown direction. Police deployed officers across the city and used a tracking dog to find the suspects. Investigators believe the men may have been hired by a criminal gang. The Van Cleef & Arpels exhibition, running since June, has been temporarily closed.
European museums have faced several high-profile heists recently. Last October, thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris during the day and escaped with crown jewels worth 88 million euros. A Spanish museum also reported a robbery of bronze age gold items this week. Police say no one was hurt during the Vienna incident, though several witnesses were present in the room when the theft occurred.
Sources: theguardian.com
The words in bold are from the article.
| 1. hunting | a. searching for |
| 2. valuable | b. fled |
| 3. stolen | c. people who saw |
| 4. smashing | d. breaking |
| 5. deployed | e. famous |
| 6. escaped | f. sent out |
| 7. witnesses | g. theft |
| 8. temporary | h. expensive |
| 9. high-profile | i. taken |
| 10. robbery | j. short-term |
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