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Thieves snatch Bronze Age gold in four-minute museum heist
Two suspects forced entry and stole Bronze Age gold jewellery from a display case during a targeted burglary at St Fagans National Museum of History, police said.
- On Monday, October 6, South Wales Police were called at 00:30 BST after two suspects forced entry at St Fagans National Museum of History, Cardiff, stealing Bronze Age gold jewellery.
- CCTV footage shows two suspects smashing their way into St Fagans National Museum of History in a targeted smash-and-grab, with the pair in and out in four minutes as a police helicopter hovered overhead.
- An Amgueddfa Cymru spokesperson said the objects presumed stolen are Bronze Age gold jewellery from the Wales is gallery, but authorities have not specified which items or their value.
- Jane Richardson, chief executive of National Museum Wales, described watching CCTV as emotional and said `It feels like someone has stolen from the family of Wales`.
- Even with top-notch cases, the museum noted at St Fagans National Museum of History that nothing is totally secure, stressing the need to display objects despite risks.
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