Priceless ancient golden helmet stolen from a Dutch museum is recovered

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ASSEN, Netherlands (AP) — A priceless ancient golden helmet from Romania stolen last year from a museum in the Netherlands has been recovered, Dutch authorities said Thursday. Under the guard of balaclava-wearing clad police, prosecutors unveiled the 2,500-year-old Cotofenesti helmet during a news conference in the eastern Dutch city of Assen. Two of three missing golden armbands were also recovered as part of a deal prosecutors reached with three men arrested for the heist shortly after it occu