Swiss Police Say 2 Stolen Paintings Recovered

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ZURICH — Two Impressionist paintings stolen in one of Europe’s largest art thefts have been recovered in an abandoned car, police said today.

The pictures were among four paintings worth $163 million that were stolen from a private museum in a February 10 armed robbery.


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