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| Denmark police hunt pair who stole Rodin bust | Denmark police hunt pair who stole Rodin bust |
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| Police in Denmark are hunting for two thieves who stole a small bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin from a museum in Copenhagen in broad daylight. | Police in Denmark are hunting for two thieves who stole a small bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin from a museum in Copenhagen in broad daylight. |
| The theft of the bronze sculpture happened in July but police have just released CCTV footage of the robbery. | The theft of the bronze sculpture happened in July but police have just released CCTV footage of the robbery. |
| It shows two men walking into the Glyptoteket museum and removing The Man with the Broken Nose from its plinth before walking out. | |
| The art work made in 1863 is thought to be worth $300,000 (£462,000). | The art work made in 1863 is thought to be worth $300,000 (£462,000). |
| Chief investigator Ove Randrup said the theft of the 25.5cm (10.4-inch) art work happened on 16 July. | Chief investigator Ove Randrup said the theft of the 25.5cm (10.4-inch) art work happened on 16 July. |
| Danish police say they believe the thieves visited the museum a week before the theft in order to loosen the sculpture from its base and disable the alarm. | Danish police say they believe the thieves visited the museum a week before the theft in order to loosen the sculpture from its base and disable the alarm. |
| Interpol and Europol have now joined the hunt for the men. | Interpol and Europol have now joined the hunt for the men. |