Romanian artefacts, including a 2,500-year-old gold helmet, were stolen from the Drents Museum in the Netherlands early on Saturday, the museum said.

Four ancient gold artefacts were stolen from a Dutch museum in an overnight raid in the early hours of Saturday morning. Thieves used explosives to blast their way into the Drents Museum in Assen, which was hosting an exhibition of priceless Romanian jewellery made from gold and silver.

Thieves used explosives to steal four priceless Romanian gold artefacts in a dramatic overnight heist at the Drents Museum in Assen, Netherlands. The burglars blasted their way into the museum in the early hours of Saturday morning,