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Two Pablo Picasso paintings worth millions of Euros have been stolen from a Swiss exhibition, police have said. Two paintings by Pablo Picasso have been stolen from a Swiss exhibition.
The paintings were stolen on Wednesday evening after closing time at the show of the artist's work in the small town of Pfaeffikon, near Zurich. The artworks were stolen on Wednesday after closing time at the show of the artist's work in the small town of Pfaeffikon, near Zurich.
The oil paintings, Head of Horse and Glass and Pitcher, were on loan from the Sprengel Museum in Germany. The oil paintings - Head of Horse and Glass and Pitcher - were on loan from the Sprengel Museum in Germany.
The museum declined to disclose the artworks' exact value, while police are still looking for the thieves. Police are examining the theory that the thieves stayed in the building when it shut. They triggered an alarm on leaving at 1900 local time (2000 GMT).
Investigators are exploring the possibility that the thieves locked themselves in the building after closing time, triggering an alarm as they were leaving. Shortly afterwards, guards noticed that the paintings were missing.
The Swiss exhibition consists entirely of works on loan and includes 20 original Picasso paintings. The Sprengel has promised a reward to anyone who has any information that may help recover the paintings.
The Sprengel has promised a reward to anyone who has any information which may help recover the paintings. The value of the works has been put at almost five million Swiss Francs ($4.5m, £2.3m) by the Agence France Presse news agency, quoting Swiss police sources.
The exhibition consists entirely of works on loan and includes 20 original Picasso paintings.