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Vandals Punch Hole in Monet

Group broke into Paris museum during all-night culture festival

By Colleen Barry, Newser Staff

Posted Oct 8, 2007 2:35 AM CDT

(Newser) – Four or five people broke into a Paris museum on Sunday and punched a hole in a Monet. The group broke open a back door to the Musee d'Orsay and fled when an alarm sounded, but not before tearing a four-inch hole in "Le... Read full story »

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