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| Picasso art stolen from gallery | Picasso art stolen from gallery |
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| Two paintings by Pablo Picasso have been stolen from a Swiss exhibition. | Two paintings by Pablo Picasso have been stolen from a Swiss exhibition. |
| 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 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. |
| 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 (1800 GMT). | |
| Shortly afterwards, guards noticed that the paintings were missing. | Shortly afterwards, guards noticed that the paintings were missing. |
| 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 that 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 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. | The exhibition consists entirely of works on loan and includes 20 original Picasso paintings. |