英國一博物館遭小偷洗劫 數件中國文物被盜

A police investigation is underway after four masked men broke into a museum in the city of Bath in Southwest England and stole more than 40 Chinese Artifacts including jade, ceramics and gold pieces.

日前，四名蒙面男子闖入了英國西南部巴斯市的一座博物館，並偷走了包括玉器，瓷器和黃金製品在內的超過40件中國文物，警方正在進行調查。

Officers said they believe the thieves targeted the Museum of East Asian Art on Bennett Street and items could have been "stolen to order".

警方認爲這些小偷看準了班尼特街上的東亞藝術博物館，有計劃地實施了本次文物偷盜。

They said witnesses reported four masked men breaking into the first-floor window of the building at around 1:20 am last Tuesday, and making off in a dark-colored SUV.

警方稱，有目擊者稱看到四名蒙面男子在上週二凌晨1時20分左右從博物館一樓破窗而入實施盜竊，隨後乘坐一輛深色SUV離開。

"We are deeply shocked and saddened by the burglary," the museum's curator said. "Not only do the stolen objects have significant historical and cultural value, they also hold irreplaceable emotional value for our founder."

該博物館的館長表示：“我們對這起偷竊事件深感震驚和悲傷。被盜文物不僅具有重要的歷史和文化價值，對我們博物館的創始人來說還有着不可替代的情感價值。”

Investigations are still underway, as officers make door-to-door inquiries and look through security camera footage.

調查工作仍在繼續，警方正在進行挨家挨戶問詢並查看監控影像。

"Due to the items stolen and the speed of the burglary we suspect this to be a targeted attack with the artifacts possibly stolen to order," said Detective Sergeant Matthew Reed. "These items range in monetary value, but their cultural significant is priceless."

偵緝警長馬修·裏德稱：“從被盜物品和盜竊速度來看，我們懷疑這可能是一次有針對性的文物偷盜犯罪。這些文物的價值不等，但它們的文化意義是無價的。”