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Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.
IT took just seven minutes for a chainsaw-wielding gang to scale the side of the Louvre and steal tens of millions worth of jewellery. A top team of 60 investigators are yet to track down any of
Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.
Louvre museum theft details emerge, revealing robbers on scooters with chainsaws stole nine priceless jewels from the Napoleon and Empress Josephine collection
TOURISTS fled in panic from the Louvre after a dramatic robbery forced the sudden closure of the world’s most visited museum. Police sealed off the landmark in the heart of Paris as investigators