Ex-head of Cairo museum in Van Gogh theft warned on security

An investigation by the public prosecutor found that most of the museum's 43 cameras had stopped working in 2006 and none of the alarms for the paintings, which include works by Monet and Renoir, were operative.
"The former head of the museum published an article in the magazine of the broadcast and television authority in its November 3, 2007 edition that said the cameras were not working and the museum was vulnerable to theft," the agency reported.
Five people, including the head of the culture ministry's fine arts sector, have been arrested and charged with negligence.
The culture ministry has said it plans to increase museum security.
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