Thieves raid bronze age collection in ‘super-fast’ Spain museum heist

It is not immediately known how many of the 50-plus mainly gold objects from the Treasure of Villena were taken in the raid on Thursday.Published On 27 Aug 202627 Aug 2026Thieves have raided the Treasure of Villena, one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections, in the latest high-profile heist on a European museum, officials said.It was not immediately known how many of the 50-plus mainly gold objects in the collection were taken in the heist on Thursday, as police were still making an inventory, a spokesperson for the council in the Spanish town of Villena said.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3‘Swept away’: Nepal families search for relatives after devastating floodslist 2 of 3How a 95 percent drop in Hormuz traffic changed global shippinglist 3 of 3Nepal-Tibet floods: What is a glacial collapse, how common is it?end of list“The alarm at the Villena Museum went off around 5:20am,” said the spokesperson, adding that by 5:24am the thieves had left the building.The operation was “super-fast and super-professional”, he added.The 29 bracelets, 11 bowls, three bottles, and other miscellaneous pieces in the Treasure of Villena are kept in a small museum in the Alicante pr...