Egypt Denies Theft of 4,200 Treasures from Islamic Art Museum

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EGYPT - Egypt's antiquities ministry on Monday denied claims in a local media report that 4,200 artefacts were stolen from the Museum of Islamic Art in Cairo during its recent refurbishment. The museum hold 95,000 treasures with 2,400 on display. "Attiya Radwan, Head of the Museums Sector, clarified that no Islamic artefacts have left the museum or have been transferred to the presidential palaces. All are accounted for and in the care and custody of the museum curators," the ministry said in a statement. [link]