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Louvre thieves caught on camera making slow getaway with French crown jewels

Five days on, police are yet to arrest anyone in connection with the £76 million robbery, which has been described as a "national humiliation" by opposition politicians in France.

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

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Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

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Louvre reopens three days after French crown jewels stolen

The Louvre Museum in Paris has reopened three days after jewellery worth 88 million euros (£76m; $88m) was stolen in a brazen daylight robbery.

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The Louvre's crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

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Stolen Louvre jewellery worth €88m, prosecutor says

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The Louvre reopens three days after thieves took French crown jewels in a daylight heist at the Paris museum

Authorities say the thieves spent less than four minutes inside the Louvre on Sunday morning: a freight lift was wheeled to the Seine-facing façade, a window was forced open and two vitrines were sma...

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Jewels Stolen From Louvre in Shocking Heist Worth More Than $100 Million: Prosecutor

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Expert says French crown jewels robbed from Louvre likely lost forever

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

Officials say suspects used a truck-mounted basket lift and power tools to carry out the brazen Sunday morning theft at the world’s most-visited museum.

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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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Reopened Louvre licks its wounds after one of the biggest museum heists of the century

The Louvre has reopened to the public, three days after thieves forced open a window and stole French crown jewels in a daring, daylight raid on the museum

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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,