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Museum heists have changed. Why the Louvre robbery is a worrying escalation

Cultural institutions are seen as “soft targets,” experts say, as thieves shift from stealing prized paintings, to artifacts that can be dismantled, stripped or melted down for their expensive parts.

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Louvre robbery minute-by-minute as gang heist make off with gems in 420 seconds

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Louvre jewel theft: latest in string of museum heists

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Louvre Heist Sparks Security Scramble Across French Museums

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.

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Napoleon's jewels missing: Thieves strike Louvre in daring heist, closing museum

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Di priceless jewels robbers tiff from Louvre Museum for Paris

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Thieves Steal Crown Jewels in 4 Minutes From Louvre Museum

French daily Le Parisien reported that the criminals entered the world’s most visited museum and former palace via the Seine-facing facade, where construction is underway.

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Louvre remains closed as French police hunt for thieves who stole crown jewels

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Louvre Museum closes after theft

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A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre

From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some audacious crimes over the decades.

Louvre Heist: What Was Stolen and How the Thieves Did It

Thieves stole priceless Napoleonic jewelry from the Louvre, including diamond crowns, tiaras, necklaces and royal pieces. Full list of stolen items

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'Race against time' as police try to recover 'priceless' jewels stolen from Louvre

Intruders entered via a basket lift using a platform mounted on a lorry, breaking a window and making off with jewels that "have genuine heritage value and are, in fact, priceless," France's interior minister said.

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Louvre Museum robbery CCTV footage surfaces, robbers seen cutting glass with chainsaw to steal jewels

In the Louvre Museum heist, the robbers used a mini chainsaw and escaped within 10 minutes. They stole priceless jewels and iconic valuables on Sunday.