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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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One Jewellery Piece Stolen From Louvre Found Near Museum
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said one of the jewellery pieces stolen on Sunday from the Louvre in Paris had been found near the museum.
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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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Mona Lisa Theft To Nazi Loots: Biggest Heists At The Louvre Museum
The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday following a robbery, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed. Authorities have not yet disclosed details about what was stolen or how the robbery occurred.
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Napoleonic Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Paris In Daring Sunday Heist
The Louvre has closed for the day after Napoleon-era jewels were stolen from the famed museum in Paris that is home to some of the world's most iconic historical artefacts, including the Mona Lisa.
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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
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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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One Jewellery Piece Stolen From Louvre Found Near Museum
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati said one of the jewellery pieces stolen on Sunday from the Louvre in Paris had been found near the museum.
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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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Mona Lisa Theft To Nazi Loots: Biggest Heists At The Louvre Museum
The world-famous Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday following a robbery, France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati confirmed. Authorities have not yet disclosed details about what was stolen or how the robbery occurred.
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Napoleonic Jewels Stolen From Louvre In Paris In Daring Sunday Heist
The Louvre has closed for the day after Napoleon-era jewels were stolen from the famed museum in Paris that is home to some of the world's most iconic historical artefacts, including the Mona Lisa.
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Paris Museum Housing 'Mona Lisa' Closes As Staff Protest Tourist Overcrowding
The Louvre, home to the Mona Lisa, closed abruptly Monday as the museum's staff staged an impromptu strike over large crowds of tourists and understaffing.
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French President Macron's Waxwork, Stolen From Museum During Protest, Returned
Greenpeace activists overnight Tuesday to Wednesday returned a wax figure of President Emmanuel Macron they had stolen from a Paris museum as part of a protest against French economic ties with Russia in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine.
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Greenpeace Removes Wax Statue Of Macron Over French Trade With Russia
Greenpeace activists removed a wax statue of French President Emmanuel Macron from the Grevin Museum in Paris and put it in front of the Russian embassy to protest against French business ties with Russia.
