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Thieves entered the Louvre from the outside using a basket lift on Sunday and made away with priceless jewels, France’s interior minister said, as the museum closed for the day. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez called it a “major robbery.
With tourists already inside, police say thieves entered a window, smashed display cases, and fled with nine pieces from Napoleon's jewel collection, all in seven minutes.
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Napoleon's Egypt Campaign Mapped
This episode retraces Napoleon’s Egyptian Campaign through the lens of Google Earth, following the 1798 expedition that aimed to strike at British interests and uncover the ancient world. We map the French army’s route from Alexandria to Cairo,
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.
The French museum Louvre is the latest victim in the growing trend of high-value museum heists across the world. In the latest incident, thieves stole nine pieces of jewelry from the collection
The theft from Napoleon's collection at the Louvre's Apollo Gallery continues to spark debate. While the Parisian police continue to investigate the dynamics and track down the thieves,
Questions abound about how four thieves were able to make off with priceless, Napoleonic-era jewels — in broad daylight