The Guardian -
30 Aug 2026 04:00

How did thieves pull off robbery of Antonello da Messinas 15th-century masterpiece - and why did they leave part of it behind?At about 8.47pm on the evening of 15 August, while tens of thousands of worshippers filled the streets of central Messina for a religious festival, at least two men cut through the fencing surrounding the regional museum, located a few miles to the north on the outskirts of the Sicilian harbour city.Capitalising on the fact that the streets around the museum were unusuall...
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