Two Men Steal Priceless Diamond Necklace in Vienna Museum Heist

A daring daylight robbery at Vienna's Museum of Applied Arts (MAK) has left authorities searching for two men who made off with a priceless diamond necklace. The thieves, who entered the museum as regular visitors on Thursday afternoon, executed a swift and audacious heist.

According to police, one of the men smashed the security glass of the display case while the other brandished what appeared to be a real firearm, clearing their path. Although visitors and security personnel were reportedly present, the weapon was not used, and the perpetrators fled on foot with the valuable necklace.

The stolen item is the famed necklace of Egyptian Queen Nazli, crafted in 1939 by Parisian jeweler Van Cleef & Arpels. It features 673 gemstones totaling 200 carats and was previously sold at a Sotheby's auction in New York in 2015 for approximately 3.7 million euros.

Authorities are now reviewing surveillance footage and have launched a national and international search for the suspects, who remain at large. The investigation is proceeding on charges of robbery.

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They behaved like normal visitors.