Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil, including eight engravings by famed French artist Henri Matisse.Authorities said on Monday that they had found the "escape vehicle" and one of the suspects had been arrested.Thieves reportedly entered the library by the main entrance on Sunday morning, and left by the same route, heading towards the nearest metro station.The engravings stolen from Biblioteca Mário de Andrade formed part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art.
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CCTV shows Matisse heist suspects making off with artworks on foot
Two armed men stole at least 13 paintings, including eight Henri Matisse engravings, from the Biblioteca Mário de Andrade in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday morning. The thieves entered and exited through the main entrance, then fled on foot towards a nearby metro station.
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Two armed men stole at least 13 paintings, including eight Henri Matisse engravings, from the Biblioteca Mário de Andrade in São Paulo, Brazil, on Sunday morning. The thieves entered and exited through the main entrance, then fled on foot towards a nearby metro station. The stolen engravings were part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art. Authorities have located the getaway vehicle and arrested one suspect in connection with the heist. The motive for the theft remains unclear.
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The engravings were part of a joint exhibition with the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art.
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One of the suspects had been arrested.
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Authorities said on Monday that they had found the "escape vehicle".
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Eight engravings by Henri Matisse were among the stolen paintings.
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Two armed men have stolen at least 13 paintings from a library in São Paulo, Brazil.
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