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Eugene

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Sun Jan 27, 2019, 03:22 PM Jan 2019

Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater

Source: Reuters

WORLD NEWS JANUARY 26, 2019 / 2:57 PM / UPDATED A DAY AGO

Banksy homage to Bataclan stolen from Paris theater

PARIS (Reuters) - A mural by British street artist Banksy on a fire-exit door at Paris’ Bataclan theater, where Islamist militants killed 90 people three years ago, has been stolen, the venue said on Saturday.

The work, one of a series of murals painted last June in the French capital and attributed to Banksy, showed a veiled female figure in a mournful pose.

“We are today filled with a deep sense of indignation. The work of Banksy, a symbol of contemplation belonging to all - residents, Parisians and citizens of the world - has been taken from us,” the Bataclan said in a Twitter post.

Thieves with a van had stolen the door on which the mural was painted the previous night, a police source told Reuters.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-banksy-bataclan/banksy-homage-to-bataclan-stolen-from-paris-theater-idUSKCN1PK0PT
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