Thieves in Sweden walked into a small town's medieval cathedral in daylight and made off with priceless crown jewels dating back to the early 1600s before escaping by speedboat, police said Wednesday. The stolen items were on display at an exhibition in the cathedral, and visitors were inside at the time. The church wrote on its website that the stolen items were kept "in accordance with the prevailing safety regulations in locked and alarmed displays in the cathedral." A discarded bicycle is pictured near the scene of the robbery where thieves sped off by motorboat. The stolen items are "impossible to sell" because of their uniqueness and high visibility, Maria Ellior of the Swedish police's National Operations Department told Swedish news agency TT.

Source: CBC News August 01, 2018 12:12 UTC