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Thieves Carried Out Heist of 'Priceless' Louvre Jewels

Manhunt underway for 4 suspects after heist of 'priceless' jewelry at Louvre in Paris

As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jew...

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Jewel thieves pull off heist at Paris’ Louvre

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Louvre’s glittering theft: Priceless jewels vanish in four-minute heist

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

Louvre Museum in Paris, the place considered to be a safe haven for artworks of Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, among others was recently robbed of its valuables.

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$60 Million Diamond, Crowns: What Was In Gallery Targeted In Louvre Heist

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Louvre in Paris robbed of ‘priceless’ jewelry in seven-minute heist

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Louvre museum heist: How chainsaw-wielding robbers stole priceless jewellery in just seven minutes

According to Le Parisien, the thieves took nine pieces from the jewellery collection of Napoleon and the Empress, with one of the stolen items later found outside the museum.

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Louvre museum of Paris evacuated, shut after robbery

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One Jewellery Piece Stolen From Louvre Found Near Museum

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'It's like a scene from a film' - Paris tourists surprised at Louvre jewel theft

The Louvre Museum in Paris remains closed to the public after robbers stole imperial jewels in broad daylight on Sunday.

Artnet News

Louvre Robbery: Everything We Know About the Daring Daytime Heist

The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, abruptly closed on Sunday following a break-in at its Apollo Gallery—the home of France’s crown jewels—in a bold daylight robbery that saw priceless Napoleonic treasures stolen.

El Mundo on MSN

Members of the Napoleonic imperial family devastated by the theft of jewels from the Louvre

Prince Joachim Murat declares himself deeply shocked and feels what happened as a "personal pain.". France remains in a state of shock over the theft of several Crown jewels exhibited at the Louvre Museum.

DPA International on MSN

Macron: Louvre theft an attack on France's heritage

French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday denounced the spectacular theft of jewellery from the Louvre Museum in Paris as an attack on France's cultural history. "The theft from the Louvre is an attack on a cultural asset that we value because it is part of our history,

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Louvre robbery casts France in 'deplorable' light, government says

A jewellery heist at Paris' Louvre museum has cast France in a "deplorable" light, Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday as opposition politicians criticised the government for what they branded a national humiliation.

Louvre Museum closes after theft

Thieves have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre using a basket lift, according to France's interior minister

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Thieves Come Riding Scooter, Break into Louvre and Steal Priceless Jewels Belonging to Napoleon in Just 10 Minutes in Brazen Broad Daylight Theft

The thieves broke into the iconic museum through a window using an aerial lift and an angle grinder, making off with nine pieces of jewelry.

The Week

Louvre museum theft: Eyewitness details scooter-riding, chainsaw-wielding robbers

Louvre museum theft details emerge, revealing robbers on scooters with chainsaws stole nine priceless jewels from the Napoleon and Empress Josephine collection