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In Egypt, the police hot on the trail opened stolen from a museum painting V.van Gogh.

08/22/2010, Cairo 1:04:11 Egyptian police hot on the trail opened stolen from a museum in Cairo paintings by Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh worth $ 50 million to the Minister of Culture Farouk Hosni of Egypt, the Cairo airport detained two Italians who were trying to leave country. Stolen painting withdrawn, attackers are now giving evidence to the police, reports Associated Press. The Minister noted that the investigation into the involvement of museum staff in the crime continues.
According to H. Farouk, the painting was stolen before the morning of Mahmoud Khalil Museum in Cairo shortly after it opened for visitors.
It is known that this picture has been abducted in 1978. But two years later it was returned.
The museum collection M. Khalil - 208 paintings by the leading Western European masters, mainly the Impressionists - Peter Paul Rubens, Claude Monet, Pierre Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Paul Gauguin, V.van Gogh, etc.

http://www.rbc.ru/rbcfreenews.shtml?...22010411.shtml

Stolen in Cairo, Van Gogh is still not found

Contrary to initial reports, stolen from the Cairo museum painting by the Dutch master is not found, said Minister of Culture of Egypt.

Painting Brush Dutch painter Van Gogh valued at about $ 50 million was stolen from a museum Mahmoud Khalil in Cairo on Saturday.

Earlier it was reported that hot on the trail, the Egyptian police have arrested at the airport in Cairo two Italian nationals who tried to take the stolen painting across the border.

However, according to Culture Minister Farouk Hosni, he was given "inaccurate" information, and the picture is not yet detected.

Farouk Hosni said that the cloth was cut from the frame, shortly after the museum opened to visitors.

The minister said that police examined records cameras and questioned employees of the museum. At the same time, all ports and airports of the country were alerted to the theft.

http://gazeta.ru/news/lenta/2010/08/22/n_1537178.shtml

http://www.bbc.co.uk/russian/interna...t_stolen.shtml

http://www.topnews.in/law/van-gogh-p...-museum-224616
(With the image of the painting)

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Сообщение от Artem (Сообщение 1240332)

I believe that these.

stolen masterpiece by Van Gogh was not guarded

In the private museum of Cairo, where the painting was stolen by the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh's "Poppy" was not working alarm and camera videoslezheniya. This information was confirmed Egypt's prosecutor general Abdel Meguid Mahmoud.

"In the museum are seven security officers, who did not have any technical means to protect the museum on this level. 27 cameras and alarm system did not work ", - said the prosecutor.

The painting was exhibited alongside works by Monet, Renoir and Degas in the mansion-museum-known political figure 30-ies, Mahmoud Khalil, who has gathered the largest in the Middle East, a collection of European art of the XIX - XX centuries and bequeathed it to the state.

During the preliminary investigation revealed that before the day of disappearance paintings museum located in a residential area Dokka on the left bank of the Nile, had managed to visit nine people - two Italian nationals, two Russians, four Spaniards, and an Egyptian student.

A search of Spanish and Russian visitors nothing was found. Police detained the Italians at the international airport, but these paintings also was not there.

http://news.mail.ru/incident/4319963/

These ones.

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Сообщение от Cyril Syzranskiy (Сообщение 1241262)

I think that journalists in this case can not be trusted.

When will then know exactly. :)

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Egypt continues to search for stolen Van Gogh paintings

23/08/2010 3:45 Egyptian security forces continue search for kidnapped by unknown paintings "Poppies" by the famous Dutch painter Vincent van Gogh, RIA Novosti reported.

The painting, valued at 55 million dollars, was stolen from the Museum of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil in Cairo on Saturday. Loss found about 13.00 (15.00 Moscow time) the museum staff. Hot on the trail to reveal the crime failed.
Immediately after the detection of loss of security staff have checked and questioned visitors, museum staff, but it was inconclusive. On Sunday an investigation into the incident joined the Attorney General of Egypt Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud, who personally visited the scene.

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After visiting the place of theft, he told reporters that the painting was cut from the frame, and "do it professionally."
The prosecutor criticized the security guards of the museum, which has only "superficial action". Despite the fact that the museum occupies a small area and it is visited not so many tourists, security guards failed to prevent the theft of valuable items.

Abdel-Meguid said that the 43 CCTV cameras operated only seven, and signaling, which were equipped with almost all the exhibits have been turned off. It is noteworthy that the theft occurred just two days before the museum closes for repairs.

According to the Egyptian media, the authorities have made organizational conclusions. The museum is closed until further notice. Head of Department of Fine Arts of the Ministry of Culture, the museum staff were accused of negligence during the investigation they are forbidden to leave the country.

Special measures taken at the international airports of Egypt, where a thorough inspection of all departing overseas. Upgrade controls at land and sea borders. Egypt's Interior Ministry intends to seek help from Interpol bureau in Rome, as nine of visitors to the museum had arrived in Egypt from Italy.

The Attorney General of Egypt expressed the hope that "the efforts of various security agencies would find the picture and catch the criminals." At the same time, he said, need to find a fundamental solution to enhance protection of works of art and artifacts in Egypt, to prevent the recurrence of what happened.

Van Gogh Painting "Poppies", or "Vase with Flowers", was exhibited along with works by Monet, Renoir and Degas at the Museum of Mahmoud Khalil, a well-known political figure, 30-ies, which gathered the largest in the Middle East, a collection of European art of the XIX - XX centuries and bequeathed it to the state. The collection was exhibited in a mansion Khalil, who after his death the museum.

It is noteworthy that "Poppy" has been abducted from a museum in 1978. To return the picture it took ten years

Vincent van Gogh painting Poppy Flowers and Vase And Flowers.

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Watch the video and here's another! Http://pursuitist.com/arts/stolen-vi...cairo-airport/

Deputy Minister of Culture of Egypt detained because of a stolen Van Gogh

Egypt's prosecutor has ordered a four-day delay Vice Ministry of Culture of the country Mohsen Shalaana, reports Associated Press. At the same time in custody and four members signed the Cairo Museum of Mohammed Mahmoud Khalil, from which on August 21 was stolen painting by Vincent van Gogh's "Poppies."
It is reported that five people were detained for four days for negligence and neglect of professional responsibilities. reported earlier that the museum did not work security cameras and alarms, allowing thieves to easily carry a picture worth $ 55 million. It is noted that no charges, detainees were not charged.
Meanwhile, RIA Novosti, citing agency MENA, leads a different version, according to which Deputy arrested for disinformation. A few hours after the crime, Egyptian Culture Minister Farouk Hosni announced that the painting seized at Cairo airport by the Italian couple . Then, however, he denied the statement, explaining that the wrong information, he told his subordinate.
Earlier reports said that several senior officials of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, as well as the management of the museum told not to leave Egypt in connection with the theft of Van Gogh.
(Lenta.Ru)
It would be nice to apply the methods of the Egyptian prosecutor's office and in relation to our art officials for such incidents of thefts from Russian museums.