Stolen Van Gogh works back on display after 17 years

The two paintings were stolen by Octave Durham and Henk Bieslijn in 2002

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Two of Vincent van Gogh works are back on public display 17 years after they were stolen.

The pieces, View of the Sea at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen, were stolen from the Van Gogh museum on a December night in 2002.

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