‘Scream’ theft still unsolved
From Associated Press
Norwegian police fielded a flood of tips but still had no motive Monday for the daring theft of “The Scream” and another Edvard Munch masterpiece by armed robbers who barged into a lightly guarded Oslo museum and ripped the paintings from the walls before stunned visitors.
Police, who launched a nationwide hunt for the works, said there had been no word from the thieves, who were widely expected to demand a ransom. “The Scream,” a 20th century icon of angst, is too well known for the thieves to try to sell, experts say.
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