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Police hunt Louvre jewel thieves as questions swirl over museum’s security

Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris and stole thousands of diamonds and other precious jewels, prompting questions about the museum’s security.

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Louvre Remains Closed as Police Hunt Jewel Thieves. Here’s What to Know.

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Jewelry heist at the Louvre is latest problem to beset France’s most famous museum

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Thieves steal ‘priceless’ jewelry from the Louvre in seven-minute raid

Thieves have stolen “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, in an audacious seven-minute raid on Sunday, the French interior minister has said.

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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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Thieves steal 'priceless' jewels from Paris' Louvre, flee on motorbikes

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Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

Culture Minister Rachida Dati told French news outlet TF1 that footage of the theft showed the masked robbers entering "calmly" and smashing display cases containing the jewels.

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Paris Louvre Robbery: Everything We Know

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Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris

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Looted Louvre treasures may never be found, experts say, as museum remains closed

The Louvre museum in Paris announced it would remain closed Monday as investigations continue into Sunday’s extraordinary theft of historic jewelry – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim.

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Everything to Know About the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, the Site of the Jewelry Heist

This morning, in just under ten minutes, thieves entered the Gallery Apollo at the Louvre and made off with nine pieces of jewelry of “incalculable” value, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.

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Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions stolen from world-famous art gallery

Jewels worth millions stolen from world-famous art gallery - The gallery has been forced to close after the chainsaw-wielding thieves made off with jewellery of ‘incalculable value’

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The Mona Lisa, a gold toilet and the now the Louvre’s royal jewels: a fascinating history of art heists

Never say never. The Mona Lisa (1503), undoubtedly the main attraction at the Louvre, was stolen in 1911 and recovered two years later. The thief, Vincenzo Peruggia, was an Italian handyman working at the Louvre and was caught trying to sell it.

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Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napolean to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

Robbery at Louvre Museum Hit France's Image, Justice Minister Says

PARIS (Reuters) -French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.