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Chasing The Louvre Loot: Inside Antwerp's Jewellery Underworld
In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels, according to two Antwerp police officers.
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DNA Evidence, Prior Thefts: All About 4 Suspects Charged In Louvre Heist Case
Four suspects in the Louvre heist have been handed preliminary charges and incarcerated, including three believed to be members of the team who forced its way into the museum, leaving with $102 million worth crown jewels.
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Louvre Museum To Soon Get Anti-Ramming Barriers: France Culture Minister
France's culture minister said Friday anti-ramming devices would be set up around the Louvre by year's end, after a high-profile heist at the famed museum reignited debate over its security.
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Louvre Heist Suspect, Trying To Fly To Algeria, Was Caught At Paris Airport
While one of the suspects is a French national, another holds both French and Algerian citizenship, reported local media.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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Why Louvre Museum Heist Is A Classic Case Of German Efficiency
Photos of a German-made freight lift that the thieves used in a lightning-fast daylight heist at the Louvre have gone viral. And its manufacturer is now riding high from the unexpected endorsement.
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We Failed: Louvre Director Admits Inadequate Camera Surveillance After Heist
The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted to inadequate camera surveillance of the museum's outside walls, three days after thieves robbed it of prize jewels in a brazen daytime heist.
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Why Jewels Worth $102 Million Lost In Louvre Heist May Never Be Recovered
The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts said after the Louvre heist.
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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, 4-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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Louvre Security Apparatus Worked During Heist, Says French Culture Minister
France's culture minister said Tuesday that the security apparatus installed at the Louvre worked properly during a dramatic weekend heist in which historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum.
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"We Failed": France's Minister Says Louvre Museum Heist Hit Country's Image
French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.
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On Camera, Louvre Museum Thieves Seen Cutting Glass During Heist
Security cameras captured one of the thieves, dressed in construction gear, cutting through a glass display case while visitors walked nearby.
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Eight Pieces Of Jewellery Stolen From Louvre, Diamond-Emerald Crown Recovered
France's culture ministry said eight items of jewellery were stolen from the Louvre, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon gave his wife.
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In And Out In 7 Minutes, With Disc Cutters: How Louvre Robbery Was Carried Out
Men wielding disc cutters rode up to the heavily guarded Louvre Museum in Paris on a scooter, stole priceless jewellery and left in seven minutes - less time than it takes to finish a portion of French fries.
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Chasing The Louvre Loot: Inside Antwerp's Jewellery Underworld
In the hours after the Louvre heist, Belgian police received an alert from their French counterparts, urging them to be on the lookout for anyone trying to hawk the stolen jewels, according to two Antwerp police officers.
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DNA Evidence, Prior Thefts: All About 4 Suspects Charged In Louvre Heist Case
Four suspects in the Louvre heist have been handed preliminary charges and incarcerated, including three believed to be members of the team who forced its way into the museum, leaving with $102 million worth crown jewels.
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Louvre Museum To Soon Get Anti-Ramming Barriers: France Culture Minister
France's culture minister said Friday anti-ramming devices would be set up around the Louvre by year's end, after a high-profile heist at the famed museum reignited debate over its security.
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Louvre Heist Suspect, Trying To Fly To Algeria, Was Caught At Paris Airport
While one of the suspects is a French national, another holds both French and Algerian citizenship, reported local media.
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Louvre Transfers Some Of Its Most Precious Jewels To Bank Of France: Report
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after an audacious daylight heist last week exposed the famed museum's security vulnerability.
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Why Louvre Museum Heist Is A Classic Case Of German Efficiency
Photos of a German-made freight lift that the thieves used in a lightning-fast daylight heist at the Louvre have gone viral. And its manufacturer is now riding high from the unexpected endorsement.
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We Failed: Louvre Director Admits Inadequate Camera Surveillance After Heist
The director of the Louvre on Wednesday admitted to inadequate camera surveillance of the museum's outside walls, three days after thieves robbed it of prize jewels in a brazen daytime heist.
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Why Jewels Worth $102 Million Lost In Louvre Heist May Never Be Recovered
The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts said after the Louvre heist.
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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, 4-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist.
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Louvre Security Apparatus Worked During Heist, Says French Culture Minister
France's culture minister said Tuesday that the security apparatus installed at the Louvre worked properly during a dramatic weekend heist in which historic jewels were stolen from the world's most-visited museum.
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"We Failed": France's Minister Says Louvre Museum Heist Hit Country's Image
French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.
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On Camera, Louvre Museum Thieves Seen Cutting Glass During Heist
Security cameras captured one of the thieves, dressed in construction gear, cutting through a glass display case while visitors walked nearby.
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Eight Pieces Of Jewellery Stolen From Louvre, Diamond-Emerald Crown Recovered
France's culture ministry said eight items of jewellery were stolen from the Louvre, including an emerald-and-diamond necklace that Napoleon gave his wife.
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In And Out In 7 Minutes, With Disc Cutters: How Louvre Robbery Was Carried Out
Men wielding disc cutters rode up to the heavily guarded Louvre Museum in Paris on a scooter, stole priceless jewellery and left in seven minutes - less time than it takes to finish a portion of French fries.
