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fromAxios
1 week ago
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What to know about the heist at Paris' Louvre museum

Thieves used a lift and angle grinder to enter the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon, stole jewelry including items from the French Crown Jewels, and fled on motorcycles.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago
France news

Priceless' jewels stolen from France's Louvre Museum in four-minute heist

Thieves used power tools and a lift to enter the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon, stealing priceless crown jewels in a four-minute heist; the museum closed for the day.
France news
fromwww.thelocal.fr
1 week ago

OPINION: Louvre jewel theft shows that France is simply too rich

France possesses vast cultural treasures but lacks sufficient funds and political will to protect and properly present many historic assets.
France news
fromThe Local France
1 week ago

Power tool-wielding robbers flee Paris' Louvre with 'priceless' jewellery

Masked thieves used power tools and a furniture hoist to steal priceless jewellery from the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon in a seven-minute daylight heist.
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