London: A number of artefacts from India dating back to the British colonial era are among over 600 “high value” items stolen in a burglary at a museum in Bristol , south-west England, the police said on Thursday.

The Avon and Somerset Police said the items were stolen from Bristol Museum's British Empire and Commonwealth collection on September 25 and released CCTV footage of four white male suspects in an appeal for information.

The historic collection documents the links between Britain and countries in the British Empire from the late 19th century onwards.

“Detectives investigating a high value burglary of museum artefacts are appealing for the public's help to identify these people,” the police force said in a statement.

“The building housed items from the Bristol Museum's Briti

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