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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 Museum heist: Jewels with 'inestimable' value stolen from Napoleon collection

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Stolen Louvre jewels are worth estimated $102 million, not including their historical value, prosecutor says

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Finding Jewels And Brazen Thieves In Louvre Heist Is A Race Against Time

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 a...

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Stolen Louvre jewels’ worth revealed, prosecutor says ‘the damage is economic’

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Jewellery stolen from Louvre was not insured

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88 million euros heist at Louvre Museum: Here’s what royal jewels were stolen

In less than seven minutes, a team of four disguised as construction workers smashed through high-security glass cases and made off with jewels valued at approximately 88 million euros.

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Louvre thieves took away crown jewels worth $102 million: French prosecutor

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Louvre closed for second day as France hunts jewel thieves

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Louvre director blames jewel heist on 'terrible failure of security'

Meanwhile, the Louvre’s director, Laurence des Cars, is set to make a much-anticipated appearance in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee to answer questions regarding the museum's security and what went wrong on Sunday when nine pieces were swiped from the museum’s Apollo Gallery.

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Security camera didn't cover area where jewel thieves broke into Louvre, director says

Laurence des Cars is speaking for the first time since a gang of masked thieves - who remain at large - carried out Sunday's robbery.

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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.

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Louvre remains closed a day after daring theft of Napoleonic jewels

The Louvre remained closed Monday, a day after historic jewels were stolen from the world’s most-visited museum in a daring daylight heist that prompted authorities to reassess security measures at cultural sites across France.