Palace Museum heist in Beijing

Palace Museum heist in Beijing
May 12, 2011 03:45
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: offline	Police are hunting a thief who stole millions of dollars worth of art in an overnight heist at the famed Palace Museum in Beijing. The suspect, who was caught on security cameras, is believed to have hidden inside China's biggest museum before closing on May 8, and carried out the burglary before midnight. Rumor of the art heist inside the heavily fortified Forbidden City Palace began to hit China's cyber world Tuesday. A blogger claimed the theft amounted to nearly one billion yuan ($154 million). excerpted from Dict.cn

May 12, 2011 03:45

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Police are hunting a thief who stole millions of dollars worth of art in an overnight heist at the famed Palace Museum in Beijing.

The suspect, who was caught on security cameras, is believed to have hidden inside China's biggest museum before closing on May 8, and carried out the burglary before midnight.

Rumor of the art heist inside the heavily fortified Forbidden City Palace began to hit China's cyber world Tuesday. A blogger claimed the theft amounted to nearly one billion yuan ($154 million).

excerpted from Dict.cn

May 12, 2011 04:33	#1
GUESTDAVE	Hey, man, the thief has already been caught.

May 12, 2011 04:42	#2
VANESSAZHONG Points: Join Date: Mar 12, 2011 Status: Offline	yes, the thief, born in 1983, was caught in a internet bar on May 11.

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