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Greek claims that the British Museum is not safe after a series of thefts are "blatant opportunism", the chair of its cross-party...

What happens when the looters are looted?  Perhaps that strange sense of satisfaction called justice, an offence cancelled by another.  One therefore greets

The museum had earlier sacked a member of staff after close to 2,000 artefacts worth millions of pounds were believed to have been stolen.

The museum had already sacked a member of staff after around 2,000 artefacts worth millions of pounds were believed to have been stolen.

What happens when the looters are looted? Perhaps that strange sense of satisfaction called justice, an offence cancelled by another. One therefore greets the realisation that the British Museum has been suffering a number of such cases with some smugness. ...

The valuable artifacts stolen from the British Museum in London are believed to be around 2,000, with an estimated total value reaching into the millions...

Tim Loughton, chairman of the British Museum All-Party Parliamentary Group, accused Greece of blatant opportunism for claiming the British Museum was not safe after a spate of thefts.

Tim Loughton responds after Greek archaeologist raised concerns about protection of country’s heritage

Last week the museum announced that items from its collection were found to be ‘missing, stolen or damaged’.

Greece has been campaigning for decades for the return of the Parthenon Sculptures