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Police: 2 arrested after armed jewel heist at Dutch art fair

THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Smartly dressed robbers wielding what appeared to be weapons and a sledgehammer have staged a brazen jewelry heist at an international art fair in the southern Dutch city of Maastricht. Police quickly made two arrests and said they were hunting another two suspects. Video purporting to be of Tuesday’s robbery and posted on social media and on the website of Dutch broadcaster NOS showed one man, dressed in slacks, sneakers, a sports jacket and a cap pounding at something out of picture with a sledgehammer as an alarm rang. Three other men, also neatly dressed, stood guard around him. Police said the robbers made off with goods, but did not elaborate on what they stole or its value.

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