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Stolen Louvre Jewels Worth $102 Million
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Priceless Louvre Museum items stolen in broad daylight
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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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Louvre heist adds to history of high-profile museum breaches, leaves other galleries on edge
Museum security concerns rise after the latest Louvre robbery, as experts recall other major art thefts, including the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum's still-unsolved heist from 1990.
A minute-by-minute look at the daring Louvre robbery, using maps, photos and video to unravel how one of the world’s most famous museums was breached.
Authorities raced against the clock Tuesday as experts in art security told NBC News it could already be too late to recover the jewels.