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Thieves steal Bronze Age artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

BBC News World · 27 August 2026 at 13:41

Thieves steal Bronze Age artefacts from Spanish museum in four-minute heist

The Treasure of Villena is a unique trove of almost ten kilos of gold, bowls, bottles and bracelets dating back to the Bronze Age.

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Bronze age treasure stolen in four-minute Spanish museum heist

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