This theft? Truly off the wall.
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00:00A group attempted to steal this Banksy mural by literally ripping it off the wall.
00:04You're coming home with me.
00:06Thieves removed one of the seven works the street artist painted in Ukraine last year,
00:10but thanks to locals, the police, and other security forces, the suspects were detained
00:14on the spot. The leader of the group could face up to 12 years in prison, according to the
00:18country's Ministry of International Affairs. According to police, the group removed the
00:22mural from a wall and intended to transport it using wooden planks. The ministry has valued
00:26the artwork at nearly $250,000. He was aware of the value of the work and planned to sell
00:32the graffiti and dispose of the funds received as he saw fit, the ministry said in a statement.