Treasures worth ‘up to a billion euros’ stolen from Dresden museum
German police say thieves on the run after raid at historic Green Vault inside royal palace
Thieves have broken into one of Europe’s largest collection of art treasures in the German city of Dresden and stolen objects worth up to one billion euros, police have said.
The Grüne Gewölbe (or Green Vault) has been stripped of hundreds of artefacts, after the thieves reportedly started a fire in the early hours of Monday that led to a breakdown in the power supply and the failure of security alarms.