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Zes arrestaties voor roof van schilderijen Renoir in Zuid-Frankrijk

NOS7 October 2026, 19:40 UTCFrance

Een maand na de schilderijenroof uit het Renoir-museum in Zuid-Frankrijk heeft de Franse politie zes verdachten aangehouden. Onder hen zijn de twee vermoedelijke inbrekers, melden Franse media. De arrestaties werden verricht in vier verschillende departementen in het zuiden en oosten van Frankrijk. De zes worden onder meer verdacht van diefstal in georganiseerd verband. Ze zijn naar Nice overgebracht voor verhoor. Op 8 september werden uit het Musée Renoir in Cagnes-sur-Mers vier schilderijen van de bekende Franse impressionist Pierre-Auguste Renoir gestolen. De twee dieven lie

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