CultureThieves raid Spain’s Bronze Age treasure in ‘super-fast’ museum heist

Thieves raided the Treasure of Villena at a museum in Spain’s Alicante province on Thursday. Police were still inventorying the more than 50 mostly gold objects to determine how many were taken. Officials said the alarm sounded at 5:20am and the thieves left four minutes later in a “super-fast and super-professional” operation.

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AAl Jazeera★★☆☆☆2026-08-27 12:40Original