Disguised thief robs Florence museum

A thief disguised as a security guard yesterday duped the unsuspecting staff of a top Italian art gallery into giving him more than €200,000, local media reported. The thief showed up yesterday morning at the Pitti Palace, a grandiose renaissance...

A thief disguised as a security guard yesterday duped the unsuspecting staff of a top Italian art gallery into giving him more than €200,000, local media reported.

The thief showed up yesterday morning at the Pitti Palace, a grandiose renaissance construction in central Florence and one of Italy's best known museums, wearing the same uniform used by employees of the security firm which every day collects the institution's takings.

After the cashier staff gave him three bags full of money, he signed a receipt and calmly walked out.

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