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10/01/2011
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Three suspects of the theft of paintings worth $ 100 million were detained in France


In France, three suspects of theft of paintings from the State Museum of Contemporary Art (Musee D'Art Moderne) in Paris were detained, but the canvases have not yet been found.

According to the official representatives of the authorities on Saturday, on September 16, two men and a woman were arrested in this case, Radio Liberty reports.

Late in the evening of May 19, a woman cut off the castle on the gate and, breaking the window, penetrated the museum. The paintings of Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Georges of Marriage, Fernan Lege and Amedeo Modigliani for a total of about $ 100 million were stolen.