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Criminal Risks Closes London Diamond Exhibit.
In what had been billed as the world's largest collection of diamonds on display, London's Natural History Museum exhibit 'Diamonds' abrubtly ended some three months early without any warning on November 23.
According to Diamonds exhibit director, Michael Dixon, the closure was decided overnight after the police advised the museum that closing the exhibit was best for security reasons.
"Since we began planning this exhibition, we have followed Police advice to the letter in terms of ensuring the security of our staff, our visitors, and the exhibition specimens," Dixon said in a statement.
"That advice changed on the afternoon of Tuesday 22 November. It indicated a heightened criminal risk to the exhibition."
No specific details on the threats or risk were made available. The museum said it would refund all pre-booked tickets.
