[MSN] Bulgaria. Museum theft. Veliko Tarnovo Museum Robbed of BGN 5 M Worth Artifacts

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Veliko Tarnovo Museum Robbed of BGN 5 M Worth Artifacts

Politics: 3 February 2006, Friday.

Artifacts worth BGN 5 M have been stolen from the Veliko Tarnovo museum on
Thursday.

Most of the exhibits stolen were from the numismatic fund. Some 75 tetra
drachmas from Philip and Alexander the Great (Alexander of Macedon) that had
a great value. Another 4000 silver Roman dinars and 385 golden and silver
coins as well as jewelry from Arbanasi dated back to the 17th century.

A string of silver coins has been stolen from the ethnographic fund.

On Thursday it was reported that the robbers managed to deactivate three
alarms before entering into the museum.

Museum employees are still reviewing the exhibits.

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