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A timeline of jewel heist at Louvre in Paris

Paris' Louvre reopens after heist, as backlash grows over security flaws

The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum.

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

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The Louvre Reopens 3 Days After Crown Jewel Heist Stuns Paris

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Louvre director questioned after $102 million royal jewels heist

The director of the Louvre Museum faced tough questions from French senators on Tuesday (Oct 21) after thieves pulled off a daring daylight robbery that saw royal jewels worth more than US$100 millio...

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Louvre heist losses estimated at $133 million as museum director faces grilling

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Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels?

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Louvre closed for second day as France hunts jewel thieves

The masked thieves dropped and damaged the crown of Empress Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III, as they made their escape.

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The Louvre's crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

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Stolen Louvre 'crown jewels' were worth £76MILLION as Paris police issue major security update

Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign

The Louvre's director has acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris tourist attraction after a daylight crown jewel heist over the weekend.

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Louvre robbery leaves Paris' iconic museum shuttered for a second day

The Louvre museum was hit by a brazen daytime jewel heist, forcing the Paris institution to close its doors for a second day in a row.

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Stolen Louvre jewels worth an estimated €88 million, says Paris prosecutor

Following the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world on Sunday, more than 100 investigators are currently working to find the four suspects and missing gems, according to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau.

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Paris Prosecutor Says Stolen Louvre Jewels Worth an Estimated $102 Million

The Paris prosecutor says that crown jewels stolen in a Louvre heist were worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million), but that the monetary estimate doesn’t include their historical value to F

America’s most infamous jewel thief slams Louvre robbers as ‘idiots’ — and reveals shocking way they could have smuggled gems out of Paris

Reformed heist expert Larry Lawton netted an estimated $18 million in precious gemstones during a spate of robberies in the 1980s and ’90s.

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Louvre Robbery: What happened to tourists? This Little Rock couple knows

"After many times trying to get to the Louvre, we finally got here today, in the morning, and guess what happened?" Eileen Sotomora said in a video she recorded Sunday inside the museum. "We are now being evacuated from the Louvre.

How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M

Thieves used a stolen truck-mounted moving lift to scale the Louvre and steal royal jewels worth over $100 million in a lightning-fast Paris heist.

Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist in 7 minutes, stealing French crown jewels worth $102 million

Officials say suspects used a truck-mounted basket lift and power tools to carry out the brazen Sunday morning theft at the world’s most-visited museum.