All-Night Art Heist in Italy Suspected to Be ‘Some Sort of Revenge’

On July 28, a group of 10 people ransacked the headquarters of the Italian fuel distribution company, Lilli Petroli, in L’Aquila, located in Italy’s Abruzzo region, spending as long as eight hours on the premises before making off with over £4 million ($4.63 million) of art, first reported local outlet Il Centro.About 30 artworks belonging to Lilli Petroli owner Mauro Lilli were stolen in the unusual heist, including bas-reliefs attributed to Pablo Picasso, a bronze ballerina s