Stolen Bruegel masterpiece was switched with fake in police sting (BBC)

Police in Italy are unconcerned about the daring theft of a Flemish master’s painting – because they had replaced it with a fake a month ago.

The painting by Pieter Bruegel the Younger, worth millions, apparently vanished from a church on Wednesday.

Thieves used a hammer to smash open its display case and made off in a car.

Hours later, Italian police revealed they had heard rumours of the planned heist – and installed cameras to catch the thieves in the act. Read more

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