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Banksy's 'Lady Along with Balloon' Stolen from Greater London Gallery

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The Titles.
BANKSY SENSATION, GRAB, AND ALSO YIELD. The iconic Banksy print, Woman Along With Balloon, was actually stolen coming from a Greater london gallery on Sunday evening-- but was without delay recovered by the authorities on Thursday. Policemans additionally jailed two guys, reports the Moments. CCTV video footage shows a hooded problematic wonderful Stand Gallery's glass overlook New Cavendish Street prior to getting hold of the Banksy artwork valued at $354,000. The culprit after that fled. They carried out certainly not make an effort taking every other items, nor, alas, did the painting automatically self-destruct in to shredded bits of newspaper the moment took out.

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The Kicker.
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