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Thieves steal bronze age Treasure of Villena in four-minute heist

The Guardian UK · 27 August 2026 at 12:54

Thieves steal bronze age Treasure of Villena in four-minute heist

Most of 50-piece Spanish gold collection worth at least €1.7m stolen in latest high-profile European raid Thieves have stolen the Treasure of Villena – one of the greatest bronze age gold collections – in the latest high-profile heist of a European museum, officials said.

The early morning raid on the 50-plus mainly gold objects in the Spanish town of Villena on Thursday lasted just minutes.

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Thieves steal bronze age Treasure of Villena in four-minute heist

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