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Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist in 7 minutes, stealing French crown jewels worth $102 million

“It was obviously a very experienced team that acted very, very quickly,” French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said in a radio interview on Sunday, adding: “I am confident that we will very quickly...

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Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

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The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves took off with French crown jewels in daylight heist

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Louvre heist leaves France asking how it could have happened

The morning after thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in broad daylight, making off with its crown jewels, an embarrassed nation is asking itself a question: How could France let this happen?

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Expert says French crown jewels robbed from Louvre likely lost forever

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French police may nab Louvre thieves but unlikely to recover their loot

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Louvre Heist Sparks Security Scramble Across French Museums

“What is certain is that we failed,” Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin acknowledged to France Inter radio.

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Robbery at the Louvre: What will happen to France’s stolen crown jewels?

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Louvre Heist: What Was Stolen and How the Thieves Did It

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No camera covered Louvre wall where jewel thieves broke in, director says

The only camera monitoring the exterior wall of the Louvre where they broke in was pointing away from the first-floor balcony that led to Gallery of Apollo housing the jewels, she said. "We failed these jewels," she said, adding that no-one was protected from "brutal criminals - not even the Louvre".

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Louvre thieves will struggle to sell stolen jewels, master jeweler says: "The whole world knows about this robbery"

Master jeweler Stephen Portier said the Louvre robbers might recut the stolen gems, which would significantly decrease their value.

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The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves take French crown jewels in daylight heist

The Louvre reopens after a daring theft of crown jewels, with 100 investigators searching for suspects and stolen treasures.

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The Louvre reopens as museum director set to testify before French Senate

The Louvre reopened on Oct. 22 as authorities continue their search for a group of thieves who stole millions in jewels from the Paris museum. On Oct. 19, robbers shattered a window and stole eight pieces of jewelry before escaping on motorbikes,

Damage From Louvre Jewellery Heist Estimated at 88 Million Euros, Paris Prosecutor Says

PARIS (Reuters) -Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday.