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Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis Strengthen Security After Europol Art Theft Warnings

The Rijksmuseum and Mauritshuis are upgrading physical security with biometric and drone-surveillance systems following warnings from European intelligence agencies about increasingly organized and violent art theft.
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