Renoir paintings stolen: A new trend of aggressive art theft?
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Two valuable paintings by Auguste Renoir were stolen from a museum on the French Riviera last week. The break-in is part of a wave of thefts targeting smaller museums since the high-profile heist at the Louvre last year. According to the European police agency Europol, thieves have become more aggressive and more willing to take risks.