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Is this the worst and most hilarious art theft ever? Yes, yes it is

By Omar Kardoudi Published September 18, 2014, 8:26 am ET

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Police have released this hilarious security camera video of a young man trying to steal an art piece that commemorates World War I from the Castle Fine Art Gallery in Birmingham, England. Obviously, the gallery’s security staff caught him as he stepped out of the museum.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=chE3lPDC2h0

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