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Picasso Damaged In Art Heist

Police confirmed a report that Picasso's "The Dance" was damaged during the heist when a museum guard attempted to wrest the painting from one of the robbers. The multi-million dollar painting by Pablo Picasso was damaged during the daring robbery at a Rio de Janeiro museum and a suspect has been identified, Rio police said. "In his statement to police, the guard said that he had fought with one of the thieves to recover the work and that was when the painting was punctured - he didn't explain the extent of the damage," a police spokesman said. For the full story - click the title Irish Art