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	Ten of the most incredible art heists of the modern era
einbar
6-9-2008 8:00 AM
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'Art crime's history is long and bloody, dominated by the plundering of invading armies"
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6-9-2008 4:24 PM
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<H2>13 masterpiece paintings and historical objects</H2>
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<H2>20,000 pieces of Islamic art and historical objects</H2>
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