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Two Crowns & Orb Gone: Thieves Escape on Speedboat After Stealing Swedish Jewels

© REUTERS / SWEDISH POLICEThe Swedish Royal Family's crown jewels from the 17th century are seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 1, 2018
The Swedish Royal Family's crown jewels from the 17th century are seen in this undated handout photo obtained by Reuters on August 1, 2018 - Sputnik International
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A Hollywood-style crime drama unraveled on Tuesday in the Strängnäs municipality of Sweden, west of the capital Stockholm.

A raid on the local church saw burglars steal two crowns and an orb dating back to the early 1600s and escape by speedboat.

The Strängnäs Cathedral, which is open to the public, displayed the precious jewels locked glass boxes. It didn't appear to be an obstacle for two thieves who still remain at large.

An eyewitness Tom Rowsell described the speedboat the assailants used to escape as "white" and told the police "he knew immediately they were burglars because of the way they were behaving."

"I think it's awful, it's despicable that people would steal from a holy building and take something of historic and monetary value. I hope the police succeed in finding them," Mr. Rowsell said.

The search for the criminals has been unsuccessful so far and the police spokesman Thomas Agnevik said in an interview:

"It's 1-0 to them right now. We want to spread information and pictures of these items so that they can be identified as stolen objects."

The stolen crowns and orb come from the funeral regalia of Charles IX of Sweden and Christina, Queen of Sweden.

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