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Gone in 9 minutes: How Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany

Headline from Elko Daily Free Press, on the newest of 2 developments

Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold discovered near the town of Manching

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  1. Hoard of 450 Celtic gold coins worth €113.8m stolen from museum in Germany

    Headline from The Guardian ·

  2. Newest

    Gone in 9 minutes: How Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany

    Headline from Elko Daily Free Press ·

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  1. The Guardian

    Hoard of 450 Celtic gold coins worth €113.8m stolen from museum in Germany (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Third-century coins taken in heist involving ‘cut off’ phone and internet connections in Manching, Bavaria

  2. Elko Daily Free Press

    Gone in 9 minutes: How Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany (opens Elko Daily Free Press)

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    Elko Daily Free Press's feed description

    Police have launched an international hunt for the thieves and their loot, consisting of 483 Celtic coins and a lump of unworked gold discovered near the town of Manching

  3. Fox32 Chicago

    Celtic gold coins stolen from German museum in stunning heist (opens Fox32 Chicago)

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    Fox32 Chicago's feed description

    The 9-minute job seemed straight out of a Hollywood movie. In order to avoid triggering the alarm, the thieves cut telecommunications cables which caused internet and telephone outages throughout the area.

  4. NPR

    Gone in 9 minutes: How a Celtic gold heist unfolded in Germany (opens NPR)

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    NPR's feed description

    Thieves who broke into a southern German museum and stole hundreds of ancient gold coins got in and out in nine minutes without raising the alarm, officials said Wednesda

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