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Police are still searching for the four thieves who made off with eight pieces from the museum valued in approximately $102 million.
Nine priceless items were stolen from the Louvre during a daring daytime heist on Oct. 19. Here's what was stolen and how the thieves did it.
The Paris prosecutor said Tuesday that crown jewels stolen in a dramatic weekend Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million), but that the monetary estimate doesn’t include their historical value to France.
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Louvre director will appear before lawmakers amid ongoing investigation into priceless jewels theft
The president and director of the Louvre Museum has been summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid the ongoing investigation into the heist of priceless jewels.
The intruders scaled the Louvre with a hoist and sped off on motorcycles, stealing Napoleonic-era jewels from Apollo’s Gallery.
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,
Thieves have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre using a basket lift, according to France's interior minister
The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security measures at cultural sites across France.