Shredded Banksy artwork sells for $25.4 million at auction (NCD)PARIS — Eight men were convicted in a French court on Thursday for the theft and handling of a painting by British street artist Banksy, which paid tribute to the 90 victims killed in a terrorist attack at a Paris concert hall. A hooded gang removed the artwork from an emergency door at the concert hall with angle grinders in January 2019, the news outlet reported. It was found 18 months later in Italy in the attic of a rural farmhouse, according to the BBC. Eight guilty in theft of Banksy mural in France https://t.co/KFsKoBS0jS — BBC News (World) (@BBCWorld) June 23, 2022Three men who admitted to the 2019 theft were given prison sentences. Eight convicted over theft of Banksy artwork from Paris attack site https://t.co/GZyNqKge6M — The Guardian (@guardian) June 23, 2022In addition to the 90 deaths at the concert hall, another 416 people were injured.

Source: The Guardian June 24, 2022 06:12 UTC