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A timeline of jewel heist at Louvre in Paris

Paris' Louvre reopens after heist, as backlash grows over security flaws

The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum.

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

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Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing jewelry of "inestimable heritage and historical value" in brazen heist

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Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels?

thieves had stolen some of the gallery’s French crown jewels on Sunday morning.

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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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A brazen jewel heist that took just minutes at the Louvre where priceless treasures stolen from the museum.

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Before brazen Louvre jewel heist, there were lingering security concerns

They posed as workers, wearing yellow vests and setting out traffic cones.

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Can France retrieve its priceless crown jewels - or is it too late?

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Daring heist prompts museum security review in France

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Louvre robbery leaves Paris' iconic museum shuttered for a second day

The Louvre museum was hit by a brazen daytime jewel heist, forcing the Paris institution to close its doors for a second day in a row.

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Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102M jewelry heist

The Louvre's cameras failed to detect burglars and prevent the heist of France's crown jewels, the museum's director said on Wednesday, amid growing anger over major security lapses.

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Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign

The Louvre reopened earlier in the day to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid for the first time since one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world with its audacity and scale.

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

Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, is set to testify about the heist before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee on Oct. 22.

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Louvre Robbery: What happened to tourists? This Little Rock couple knows

"After many times trying to get to the Louvre, we finally got here today, in the morning, and guess what happened?" Eileen Sotomora said in a video she recorded Sunday inside the museum. "We are now being evacuated from the Louvre.

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How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M

Thieves used a stolen truck-mounted moving lift to scale the Louvre and steal royal jewels worth over $100 million in a lightning-fast Paris heist.

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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What footage of crime scene reveals about Louvre heist

Video from the crime scene outside the Louvre in Paris appears to show the tools used by thieves who broke into the museum on Sunday, stealing an “inestimable” value of jewels.