# Police find van allegedly used in theft of Antonello da Messina works in Sicily

https://mins.news/en/item/24622

- TASS, 2026-08-17 23:44 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://tass.com/emergencies/2174385

> Detectives investigating the August 15 theft of works by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina from Messina’s Regional Museum found a van believed to have been used by the thieves. The vehicle was abandoned outside the city, away from surveillance cameras. Investigators think the perpetrators switched vehicles; four panels from a five-panel polyptych were taken. Security has been tightened at Sicily’s ports and airports.

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