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Picasso, Matisse, Monets nabbed in Dutch heist

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Police officers guard a cordoned-off area at the rear side of the Kunsthal museum in Rotterdam Tuesday. Several paintings have been stolen from a museum that was exhibiting works by Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse. AP
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A forensic expert talks on his mobile phone as police vehicles are parked near a statue at the back entrance of Kunsthal museum . At least several paintings were stolen early Tuesday morning from the Kunsthal museum. AP
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Police guard the cordoned off perimeter as three markings, left, are seen on a door after fingerprints were taken. AP
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Forensic experts take samples of imprints at the Kunsthal museum. AP
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Police vehicles are seen at Kunsthal museum. AP
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The painting ‘Waterloo Bridge, London’ by Claude Monet. AP
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The 1898 painting ‘Girl in Front of Open Window’ by Paul Gaugain. AP
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The 1901 painting ‘Charing Cross Bridge, London’ by Claude Monet. AP
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The 1890 painting ‘Self-Portrait’ by Meyer de Haan. AP
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The 1919 painting ‘Reading Girl in White and Yellow’ by Henri Matisse. AP
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The 2002 painting ‘Woman with Eyes Closed’ by Lucian Freud. AP
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The 1971 painting ‘Harlequin Head’ by Pablo Picasso. AP