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How thieves stole Sh520 million gold toilet from Britain's Blenheim Palace

The 18-carat gold toilet that was stole from Britain’s Blenheim Palace. [Reuters]

Burglars have stolen a fully-functional 18-carat gold toilet from Britain’s Blenheim Palace, where it had been installed as an art exhibit, police said on Saturday.

The toilet, valued at more than $5 million, was part of an exhibition of work by Italian conceptual artist Maurizio Cattelan which opened two days ago at the stately home 60 miles west of London, a major tourist attraction.

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