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Dutch police arrest three suspects after the theft of a priceless golden helmet from Romania

On Wednesday, the Netherlands arrested three suspects on Wednesday after the valuable ancient golden helmet, which was regarded as a Romanian cultural icon and exhibited in a small museum in the Netherlands. There were no signs that the complex helmet was about 2 or 500 years ago.

The stolen helmet and three golden wristbands on display has destroyed Romanian authorities, who thought they were lending items to countries where museum safety was the most important in museums.

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The Dutch police said in the statement that the suspect was interrogated and “more arrests have not been excluded.” They did not explain in detail.

The images without this date provided by DRENTS MUSEUM indicate the golden Kotofenesti Helmet. (Close the museum via AP)

It gave the DRENTS Museum, especially criticized by Romania, because Romania did not apply enough security.

“We are out of breath and wait for further development. The recovery without damage is all, and it will be a wonderful next step for the population of Romania as well as us,” said a museum. I mentioned.

Kotofenesti Helmet is one of the most respected national treasures in Romania from Dasian civilization. It was on display on the last weekend of the stolen 6 month stint.

Romania's President Klaus Io Hanis calls an “exceptional cultural and historical importance” artifacts for Romania's heritage and identity, and their losing DISAPPEAR “strong emotional and symbolic impact on society” I called “”.

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“We wouldn't have believed that our most pessimistic dreams were possible,” said Ernest Overlander Tarnovianu, the director of the Romanian Museum of History.

Helmet's reputation and dramatic studs mean that it cannot be easily sold, and fears that thieves are chasing the money themselves. But melting it will reduce the cultural and historical value of treasure. The gold is about 85,000 euros ($ 89,000) per kilogram, and the weight of the helmet is estimated to be slightly less.

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