The main artefact stolen from the Drents museum was the golden helmet of Cotofenesti, which was on loan from the National History Museum of Romania.
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00:00Several ancient archaeological masterpieces have been stolen from a major exhibition at the Drenthe Museum in the Netherlands.
00:08According to the police, the museum was hit by a heavy explosion on Saturday morning.
00:13Windows were shattered and surrounding buildings were damaged in the theft.
00:17One of the stolen masterpieces is the golden helmet of Kutufinisti, a loon from the National History Museum of Romania.
00:26No one was present at the fire in the car.
00:29We take into account that this person's car has a link with the explosion and the break-in in the museum.
00:35It is a possible scenario that the suspects in the vicinity of the fire were transferred to another vehicle.
00:42We are intensely shocked by the events of last night in our Drenthe Museum.
00:48In its 170 years of existence, such a major incident has never occurred before.
00:54The number of objects from the exhibition Dacia, rich in gold and silver, is therefore strange to us,
00:59including the top piece, the helmet of Kutifesti from the 5th century BC.
01:06The exhibition featured over 600 gold and silver objects from at least 15 museums across Romania,
01:13with highlights including three golden bracelets and the crown jewel of the collection.
01:19Police in the Netherlands say they have launched investigations into the theft.
01:23The exhibition Dacia, the realm of gold and silver, closed on Sunday.