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Copycat UK Rhino Horn Thieves
A gang who tried to steal valuable rhino horns from a British museum are suspected of pulling off a similar raid in Germany just days earlier.
Brave staff at Norwich Castle, Norfolk, thwarted the gang when they tried to flee with a whole rhino head on Monday.
Now police in Offenburg, Germany, have released details of a virtually identical attack staged on Saturday fleeing with horns believed to be worth up to 300,000 GBP on the black market.
In both raids four men smashed their way into a display case and tried to hack of the horns with tools.
"Everything happened in the blink of an eye.
"Two men stuffed the horns into a bag and left the museum. At the same time, two others who had been distracting staff followed their accomplices. It was unbelievably audacious," said a German police statement.
In Norwich the gang fled empty handed after they were confronted by museum staff.
Rhino horns have become highly prized due to the widespread belief in Asia and Africa that when powdered down they have great medicinal powers.
German Herald
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Chelsea Thugs Target Champs League Final
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Old Banger
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Scared Stiff
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Dirty Politics
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Ewe Brutes
Callous art students who planned to behead a helpless sheep are being investigated by prosecutors in the German capital Berlin over animal cruelty allegations.
Wedding Lift
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Hot Cross Huns
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Wedding Crasher
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Off Their Trolley
Staff at a Kaufland supermarket in Duisberg, Germany, had to apologise to customers after thieves made off with their entire stock of 150 shopping trolleys overnight.
Piggy Back
Dad Lucas Bergmann who was burgled and his his kid's money boxes and toys stolen while the family were at a New year's Eve party has had the lot returned - complete with an apology note from the thief at Neufahrn in Bavaria, Germany.
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