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Stolen Renoir paintings recovered in France

Two Renoir paintings stolen last month from the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera have been recovered, and six suspects have been arrested, authorities said. Thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window to enter the museum. The local mayor announced the recovery on Friday.

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Officials also said that six suspects had been arrested in the robbery, which targeted a museum in southern France last month.

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Renoir paintings stolen from French Riviera museum recovered, six suspects arrested

Two ⁠Renoir paintings worth millions ​of dollars that were stolen from a ​museum on the French Riviera a month ago have been recovered and six suspects have been arrested, the ​local ‌mayor said on Friday. The thieves sliced through a fence, climbed through a window and initally stole four paintings by the French master, but abandoned two of the artworks as they fled.

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Paintings Stolen From Renoir Museum Are Recovered, Authorities Say

Officials also said that six suspects had been arrested in the robbery, which targeted a museum in southern France last month.

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Two Renoir paintings stolen from French museum are recovered

The two works were seized last month when thieves cut through a fence and smashed a window at the Renoir Museum on the French Riviera.

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