Louvre jewel heist valued at $102 mn
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Seven minutes is all it took for thieves to rob the world’s most famous museum Sunday. Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it went down.
PARIS (Reuters) -Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday.
The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told the Agence France-Presse, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier. "The museum is not opening today,
LONDON -- After an estimated $100 million worth of jewels were stolen at the Louvre in Paris, the museum’s director was summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid the ongoing investigation and manhunt.
PARIS >> Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Tuesday. “It is important to remember that this ...
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The Louvre’s crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves
The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France’s royals could well be gone forever, experts said Tuesday after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the
Thieves allegedly broke into Paris' Louvre museum through a window, stealing "priceless" items of jewelry before escaping on motorbikes.
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.
The Louvre in Paris was robbed of priceless jewels in a flawless heist. The theft joins a historic list of museum robberies around the world.