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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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Day after spectacular jewel heist, Paris's Louvre to remain shut today

A day after a spectacular heist at Paris’s Louvre, France’s iconic and most-visited museum will remain closed on Monday.

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$102 million Louvre Museum robbery: How did it happen and what’s missing?

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Stolen Louvre jewellery was worth $102 million! Can they be sold? Paris prosecutor explains

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Louvre loot and scoot: All about the Yamaha TMax, the getaway vehicles the thieves used

The most important feature, though, is the large storage space under the scooter’s dual seats.

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The Louvre jewel heist, explained: how four thieves pulled off a 10-minute robbery in Paris

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Louvre Museum Heist: Thieves caught cutting glass display case in daylight robbery, video goes viral; Watch

Paris mayor says the Louvre security system did fail. Now he wants answers

Ariel Weil, mayor of central Paris, says it's obvious to him that the Louvre museum’s security system did in fact fail during Sunday's crown jewel heist. But that’s contrary to what the French culture minister,

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Thieves who hit Paris' Louvre robbed 8 objects, prosecutor says

The thieves who robbed Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday made off with eight priceless objects, with a ninth that they tried to steal recovered at the scene, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

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Art Basel Paris opens amid Louvre heist, bringing global art scene back under Grand Palais dome

Art Basel Paris kicked off its fourth edition on Wednesday, returning to Grand Palais for two consecutive years after its renovation. The histo

Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Jewels stolen from Louvre worth an estimated $102 million, Paris prosecutor says

Prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after Sunday’s theft.

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

PARIS (AP) — The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world’s most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign but it was refused.

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DNA uncovered in Louvre jewel heist could be first major break in probe: Police

The Louvre Museum opened its doors at 9 a.m. on Wednesday morning in Paris -- the first time it has welcomed the public since Sunday's robbery.

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.

The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

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.