
Police in southern France were searching on Tuesday for two thieves who stole two Renoir paintings during a break-in at a museum, according to the local mayor. The perpetrators reportedly abandoned two additional paintings in the museum's garden as they fled the scene. Authorities have launched a hunt for the suspects, while the fate and condition of the recovered works were not detailed. The theft of the two remaining Renoir paintings has prompted an ongoing investigation into the robbery.
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