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Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum

The theft of four paintings by Renaissance master Antonello da Messina may have involved organised crime and raised troubling questions about security at a museum in the Sicilian artist’s hometown, a local official said on Monday. Enzo Caruso, Messina’s councillor for culture, said it was difficult to understand how thieves could have removed the works in a matter of minutes without detailed…

Mafia link feared in theft of grand master paintings from Sicily museum

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