According to Reuters, on August 27 local time, the Vienna Museum of Applied Arts in Austria was robbed, and a diamond necklace worth millions of dollars was stolen. Currently, the Austrian police are tracking the whereabouts of the suspect.
At the time of the incident, two unidentified men disguised themselves as tourists and entered the Applied Arts Museum. They smashed a glass display case, stole a necklace, and then fled. The suspects seemed to be armed, and no injuries were reported in the incident.
The Art Museum only confirmed the theft, but did not release any information about the stolen exhibits. The Austrian police reported that the suspect stole a diamond necklace made by the French luxury brand Van Cleef. Since early June, the museum has been hosting an exhibition of Van Cleef jewelry, displaying more than 300 pieces.
According to details disclosed by the police, the stolen necklace was likely once belonging to Naela Sabeer, the queen of King Fuad I of the Kingdom of Egypt. The necklace featured 673 diamonds, with a weight exceeding 200 carats. Sotheby’s said that this necklace was sold at an auction in 2015 for $4.3 million.
Austrian police spokesperson Anna Guter said: "At present, the police have carried out a large-scale search operation, but no clues have been found yet." The police in the state of Vienna are fully investigating this case.
