Seven masterpieces by artists including Picasso and Monet were stolen from the Kunsthal Museum in Rotterdam.

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Police in the Netherlands said the works were taken from the Kunsthal Museum early on Tuesday morning.

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The Kunsthal's alarm system went off shortly after 3 a.m. local time, alerting the exhibition hall's private security detail.

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The works belong to a private collection that is being shown for the first time to the public, according to a Kunsthal statement.

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