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Louvre reopens 3 days after jewel heist

Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time

PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — 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 and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.

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Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

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The Louvre reopens three days after thieves took French crown jewels in a daylight heist at the Paris museum

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

It took less than eight minutes for thieves to steal 88 million euros ($102 million) worth of crown jewels in a weekend heist at the world’s most visited museum, the Louvre, shocking the world.

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Louvre Robbery Included Theft of Famed Jewels Worn By French Royals: “It’s Our History”

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Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels?

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

Des Cars said the museum failed to spot the thieves early enough to stop the robbery.

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The Louvre reopens 3 days after one of the biggest museum heists of the century

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We failed to protect jewels from 'brutal' criminals, Louvre director says after heist

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Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist in 7 minutes, stealing French crown jewels worth $102 million

Officials say suspects used a truck-mounted basket lift and power tools to carry out the brazen Sunday morning theft at the world’s most-visited museum.

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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".

Thieves steal Napoleonic crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, thieves smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

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Louvre Museum robbery: How thieves pulled off daring daytime heist of French crown jewels in 7 minutes

French authorities are continuing to investigate Sunday's shocking daytime robbery at the Louvre in Paris, where officials say four thieves used a truck-mounted basket lift and power tools to make off with crown jewels from the world’s most-visited museum.