Louvre, Thieves and crown jewels
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The thieves who robbed Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday made off with eight priceless objects, with a ninth that they tried to steal recovered at the scene, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said. The thieves did not target or steal the world-famous Regent diamond,
Arcadia Police are now searching for the culprits who managed to commit the elaborate crime while remaining undetected. It took place just hours before a multi-million dollar heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, which saw eight “priceless” jewels stolen in broad-daylight.
Thieves broke into the museum's Galerie d'Apollon and made off with "priceless" jewelry, French interior minister Laurent Nuñez said.
PARIS, Oct 20 (Reuters) - Crime gangs around Europe are increasingly robbing valuable jewels and gold from cash-needy museums like the Louvre, but while police often catch the thieves, they struggle to recover the priceless goods, law enforcement and art experts say.