Louvre, Paris and jewel heist
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The raid on the Louvre is far from the first museum heist. But several factors have combined to make Europe fertile ground for cultural thefts.
The Louvre, the world’s most visited museum, is now at the center of a stunning heist. Over the weekend, thieves stole priceless jewels once worn by French royalty, and today they are still on the run. The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston is ...
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Authorities suspect he was the final member of a four-man team that made off with France’s crown jewels in broad daylight.
Director reveals that thieves used power tools meant for concrete to cut through display cases and get to precious jewels
A rediscovered 2018 security report commissioned by the Louvre flagged the same balcony used in the museum’s $102 million jewel theft.
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One month ago, four robbers broke into the most visited museum on the globe and made off with a collection valued at more than $100 million. But this was about more than money. It was a stab at the heart of French history.
One of the most audacious art heists in history has left the Louvre reeling after more than $100 million worth of jewelry was stolen in broad daylight, and investigators said it didn’t require a Hollywood-style operation.