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BBC News: Faulty alarms blamed for Van Gogh theft in Egypt‎.

”He added that state prosecutors had issued a warning about the need to improve security at Cairo’s museums after nine paintings of 19th Century Egyptian ruler Mohammed Ibrahim Pasha were stolen from the Muhammad Ali Palace last year.” I don’t think anyone’s going to be lending to Egypt again any time soon ... and this probably puts a lid on Zahi Hawass’ attempts to encourage the repatriation of Egyptian antiquities.

08/23/10 • 10:42 AM • Arts • History • Travel • No Comments

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