The Villena Treasure, dating back to the Bronze Age, has been stolen from a museum in the province of Alicante. The newspaper «El País» reported the incident.
The treasure dates to around 1200 BC and consists of 59 artefacts made of gold, iron, silver and amber. Their total weight is approximately 10 kilograms.
According to the report, the perpetrators first distracted security personnel with a false alarm at a sports centre located near the museum before entering the exhibition hall through a side window.
The total value of the stolen treasure is estimated at €1.7 million.
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