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Jewelry Disappears From Hermitage
July 31, 2006
The Hermitage, Russia's most famous museum (epa)
A museum spokesman said the loss of the items was noticed during a routine inspection.
It is not the first time that exhibits from the museum have vanished. In 2001, thieves stole a French painting insured for $1 million.
At the start of the inspection an employee assigned to the jewelry collection suddenly died.
(AP)