20-02-2017 17:01 via theguardian.com

'Spider-Man' art thief jailed over Paris heist

Vjeran Tomic and two others sentenced and fined for stealing five 20th-century masterpieces from Musée d’Art ModerneA burglar known as Spider-Man has been jailed in Paris for eight years after one of the most daring art heists in recent years.Vjeran Tomic and two accomplices were also fined €104m (£88.6m) over the theft of a Matisse, a Picasso, a Braque, a Léger and a Modigliani from the Musée d’Art Moderne in 2010. Related: The French job – Pari
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