Security at Egypt's museum 'superficial'
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August 23, 2010, Monday
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NONE of the alarms and only seven out of 43 surveillance cameras were working at a Cairo museum where a Vincent van Gogh painting was stolen, Egypt's top prosecutor said yesterday.
Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of "Poppy Flowers" and "Vase with Flowers," on Saturday from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in the Egyptian capital.
Prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud told Egypt's state news agency yesterday the thieves used a box cutter to remove the painting from its frame. He blamed the theft on the museum's lax security measures, calling them "for the most part feeble and superficial."
He said the museum guards' daily rounds at closing time were inadequate and did not meet minimum security norms to protect internationally renowned works of art.
Mahmoud also said his office had warned Egypt's museums to implement stricter security controls after nine paintings were stolen last year from another Cairo institute.
Thieves made off with the canvas, known by the titles of "Poppy Flowers" and "Vase with Flowers," on Saturday from the Mahmoud Khalil Museum in the Egyptian capital.
Prosecutor general Abdel-Meguid Mahmoud told Egypt's state news agency yesterday the thieves used a box cutter to remove the painting from its frame. He blamed the theft on the museum's lax security measures, calling them "for the most part feeble and superficial."
He said the museum guards' daily rounds at closing time were inadequate and did not meet minimum security norms to protect internationally renowned works of art.
Mahmoud also said his office had warned Egypt's museums to implement stricter security controls after nine paintings were stolen last year from another Cairo institute.
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