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Police investigate suspected break-in attempt at Dresden Zwinger
Two unidentified men are suspected of trying to break into Dresden’s Zwinger on Tuesday morning.
Investigators believe they entered the courtyard through the Crown Gate carrying possible burglary tools and targeted the porcelain collection.
They fled through the gate when a security worker approached them.
Dresden prosecutors and Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office are investigating.
The Zwinger houses several exhibitions, including a porcelain collection described as the world’s largest and most important specialist collection of ceramics.
The incident recalls the 2019 theft of jewellery worth 116 million euros from Dresden’s Green Vault, though no connection between the cases is stated.
Police are asking witnesses for observations from 6:10 to 6:30 a.m.
around the Zwinger and Theatre Square.
Two unidentified men are suspected of trying to break into the Porcelain Collection at Dresden’s Zwinger on Tuesday morning.
The men reportedly entered the open courtyard through the Kronentor and may have carried burglary tools.
They fled through the gate after a security employee approached them.
Dresden prosecutors and Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office are investigating and seeking witnesses.
- Who
- Two unidentified men are suspected of the attempted break-in.
- What
- Authorities are investigating a suspected attempt to break into the Porcelain Collection.
- When
- Tuesday morning, between 6:10 and 6:30.
- Where
- The Zwinger in Dresden, Germany.
- Why
- The men were suspected of targeting the Porcelain Collection.
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Two unidentified men reportedly entered the Zwinger courtyard and fled after a security employee approached them.
Dresden prosecutors and Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office announced they were investigating.
- Suspected target
- Porcelain Collection
- Entry point
- Kronentor
- Witness window
- 6:10–6:30 on Tuesday
- Investigating agencies
- Dresden prosecutors and Saxony’s State Criminal Police Office
- Witness phone number
- 0800 855 2055