Van Gogh picture still missing
A Van Gogh painting worth $50m stolen from a Cairo museum is still missing, Egypt's culture minister says.
Sunday, 22.08.2010.
16:31
A Van Gogh painting worth $50m stolen from a Cairo museum is still missing, Egypt's culture minister says. Earlier Farouk Hosni had said two Italians had been arrested at Cairo airport, and the small canvas found. Van Gogh picture still missing But later he said he had been given "inaccurate" information, and the painting was still missing. The painting - known as both Poppy Flowers and Vase And Flowers - was "cut from its frame" at the Mahmoud Khalil Museum on Saturday, Hosni said. Two Italians had been arrested at Cairo airport later in the day, after earlier visiting the museum. The state news agency Mena reported that visitors to the exhibition had been investigated, and the Italian couple had aroused suspicion after they were seen visiting a toilet and then rapidly leaving the premises. Italy's Ansa news agency said the two Italians were young and had been part of a tour group visiting the gallery. It is not clear whether the pair are still under arrest. Hosni said that only 10 people had visited the Mahmoud Khalil Museum on Saturday. "Measures are still under way to uncover the circumstances of the incident and retrieve the painting," he said in a statement. He blamed his earlier mistaken statement on erroneous information provided by an official.
Van Gogh picture still missing
But later he said he had been given "inaccurate" information, and the painting was still missing.The painting - known as both Poppy Flowers and Vase And Flowers - was "cut from its frame" at the Mahmoud Khalil Museum on Saturday, Hosni said.
Two Italians had been arrested at Cairo airport later in the day, after earlier visiting the museum.
The state news agency Mena reported that visitors to the exhibition had been investigated, and the Italian couple had aroused suspicion after they were seen visiting a toilet and then rapidly leaving the premises.
Italy's Ansa news agency said the two Italians were young and had been part of a tour group visiting the gallery.
It is not clear whether the pair are still under arrest.
Hosni said that only 10 people had visited the Mahmoud Khalil Museum on Saturday.
"Measures are still under way to uncover the circumstances of the incident and retrieve the painting," he said in a statement.
He blamed his earlier mistaken statement on erroneous information provided by an official.
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