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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，四名蒙面男子闯入了英国西南部巴斯市的一座博物馆，并偷走了包括玉器，瓷器和黄金制品在内的超过40件中国文物，警方正在进行调查。
Officers said they believe the thieves targeted the Museum of East Asian Art on Bennett Street and items could have been "stolen to order".
警方认为这些小偷看准了班尼特街上的东亚艺术博物馆，有计划地实施了本次文物偷盗。
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.
警方称，有目击者称看到四名蒙面男子在上周二凌晨1时20分左右从博物馆一楼破窗而入实施盗窃，随后乘坐一辆深色SUV离开。
"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."
该博物馆的馆长表示：“我们对这起偷窃事件深感震惊和悲伤。被盗文物不仅具有重要的历史和文化价值，对我们博物馆的创始人来说还有着不可替代的情感价值。”
Investigations are still underway, as officers make door-to-door inquiries and look through security camera footage.
调查工作仍在继续，警方正在进行挨家挨户问询并查看监控影像。
"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."
侦缉警长马修·里德称：“从被盗物品和盗窃速度来看，我们怀疑这可能是一次有针对性的文物偷盗犯罪。这些文物的价值不等，但它们的文化意义是无价的。”
