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2 stolen Renoir paintings recovered, 6 men arrested

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Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that were stolen from a museum in early September have been found, and six suspects have been arrested.

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  1. 2 Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum have been found, 6 arrested

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    2 stolen Renoir paintings recovered, 6 men arrested

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  1. BBC News

    At least five arrested over Renoir museum theft (opens BBC News)

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    The two paintings by the French artist stolen in last month's heist have yet to be recovered.

  2. Deutsche Welle

    French police arrest 5 suspects over Renoir museum theft (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Thieves broke into the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera last month and made off with two paintings. The heist follows a string of high-profile robberies from European museums.

  3. KAAL Rochester

    2 Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum have been found, 6 arrested (opens KAAL Rochester)

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    Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France have been found. Local authorities say six people have been arrested. The mayor of the town housing the Renoir Museum praised investigators for tracking down the paintings and suspects.

  4. Deutsche Welle

    France: Investigators recover 2 stolen Renoir paintings (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Thieves had initially taken four pieces with a value of over $10 million, but dropped two as they fled. Officials praised everyone that tracked down the paintings, but didn't reveal how they found them.

  5. France 24

    Renoir paintings stolen from French Riviera museum recovered, six suspects arrested (opens France 24)

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    Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday.

  6. CBS News

    2 Renoir paintings stolen from French museum recovered, mayor says (opens CBS News)

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    Two paintings by the French impressionist master Renoir stolen a month ago from a museum dedicated to the artist have been recovered, according to the local mayor.

  7. The Boston Globe

    2 Renoir paintings stolen from a French museum have been found; 6 arrested (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The two missing paintings were “Portrait of Madame Colonna Romano” and “Young Woman at the Well.”

  8. New York Post

    Renoir paintings swiped from museum in France have been found as 6 are arrested (opens New York Post)

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    Two Renoir paintings stolen from a museum in southern France last month have been found, and six people arrested, local authorities said Friday.

  9. UPI

    2 stolen Renoir paintings recovered, 6 men arrested (opens UPI)

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    Two paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir that were stolen from a museum in early September have been found, and six suspects have been arrested.

  10. Al Jazeera

    Two Renoir paintings recovered after France museum heist, mayor says (opens Al Jazeera)

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    The recovered Renoir paintings, valued at millions, were stolen in a daring heist at Cagnes-sur-Mer last month.

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