Austrian police search for two men who stole diamond necklace in midday museum heist


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The unmasked men smashed open a glass display and stole the diamond necklace in broad daylight, adding to the latest trend of museum heists in Europe.

WASHINGTON — Two unmasked men used a hammer to smash a display case in broad daylight at Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts, stealing a more than $4 million diamond necklace that once belonged to Egyptian royalty. The incident is the latest in a string of museum heists across Europe. 

Austrian officials said the necklace, which is adorned with 673 diamonds, was loaned to the museum from French jewelry house Van Cleef & Arpels for its "Glanzs...

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