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Louvre jewel heist valued at $102 mn

Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.

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Jewellery stolen in Louvre heist was not insured because premiums were too expensive

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Police intensify hunt for Louvre thieves as France reels from jewel heist

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The Search Is On for the Louvre Jewel Thieves. Here’s What We Know.

A stunning heist has raised uncomfortable questions about security at the famed Paris museum.

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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

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Louvre robbery suspects will be caught, expert predicts, but France's crown jewels likely lost forever

The French crown jewels robbed from the Louvre museum in Paris are likely lost forever, an art crime expert tells CBS News, even if the thieves are caught.

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Louvre reopens after latest in slew of spectacular thefts in France

The Louvre in Paris is open again, days after the spectacular robbery at the world-renowned museum, the latest in a series of robberies that has left visitors puzzling over empty cabinets and police in search of clues.

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A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

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The Louvre reopens as museum director set to testify before French Senate

Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, is set to testify about the heist before the French Senate's Culture, Education and Sport Committee on Oct. 22.

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Historic jewels stolen in ‘national disaster’ for France: What we know about missing Louvre treasures

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

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

PARIS (Reuters) -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.

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Where are the jewels? Stolen Louvre loot worth $102 million may be melted down.

A specialized police unit is investigating a brazen daytime heist of eight pieces of jewelry worth about $102 million from Paris' Louvre Museum.

Louvre Heist Leaves France Asking How It Could Have Happened

High visitor numbers and dwindling funds for overhauls may have made the landmark museum unexpectedly vulnerable.

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No security cameras covered Louvre balcony where thieves entered, director says

No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, the museum’s director told a French Senate committee hearing.