The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.

Police in the Netherlands are searching for robbers who blasted open the door to a history museum early Saturday, damaging the building and stealing a 2,400-year-old golden helmet and golden ...

Drents Museum director Harry Tupan said staff were "intensely shocked" by the burglary, which he said was the biggest incident in its 170-year history.

Thieves just blew up a door at the Drents Museum in the Netherlands to steal ancient artifacts, including the 5th-century BC Helmet of Cotofenesti.

Drents Museum Director Harry Tupan expressed dismay over the incident. "This is a dark day for both the Drents Museum and the National History Museum of Romania," he said, according to BBC News.

Drents Museum has remained closed since the heist but is due to reopen to the public Friday. Its premises were damaged by the explosion, though no injuries were reported.

The Drents Museum in the Netherlands has just received a unique extension- underground. Designed by Erick van Egeraat Architects, the new galleries are submerged beneath a richly planted park and ...

The daring heist took place at Drents Museum in Assen during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to Dutch police, who said they received a report of an explosion at 3:45 a.m. local time.

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using ...

By Oscar Holland, CNN (CNN) — Thieves have stolen four ancient artifacts, including an approximately 2,500-year-old gold helmet, after using explosives to break into a museum in the Netherlands ...