Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

Police are still searching for the four thieves who made off with eight pieces from the museum valued in approximately $102 million.

No camera covered Louvre wall where jewel thieves broke in, director says

The only camera monitoring the exterior wall of the Louvre where they broke in was pointing away from the first-floor balcony that led to Gallery of Apollo housing the jewels, she said. "We failed these jewels," she said, adding that no-one was protected from "brutal criminals - not even the Louvre".

The Louvre reopens 3 days after thieves take French crown jewels in daylight heist

The Louvre reopens after a daring theft of crown jewels, with 100 investigators searching for suspects and stolen treasures.
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Alert: Nine royal jewels, including priceless pieces of Marie-Louise, stolen from the Louvre Museum

A criminal group broke into the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum in Paris, swiftly stealing nine invaluable pieces from the French Crown Jewels collection

Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign

The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world's most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign but it was refused.
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