Authorities say a gold bracelet disappeared from the restoration laboratory at the Egyptian Museum. Photo: AP PHOTO

Four people have been arrested over the robbery of a 3000-year-old Egyptian bracelet from a Cairo museum, the Ministry of Interior says.

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The gold bracelet was stolen by a restoration specialist and was sold twice, before it was melted down with other gold jewellery, the ministry said.

On Tuesday, authorities announced that a bracelet had disappeared from the restoration laboratory at the Egyptian Museum in central Cairo.

The gold bracelet is adorned with a spherical

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