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How thieves robbed the Louvre in just 7 minutes: A minute-by-minute breakdown of the daring heist
Seven minutes is all it took for thieves to rob the world’s most famous museum Sunday. Here's a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it went down.
Thieves carjacked the furniture lift used to break into the Louvre for the smash-and-grab raid nine days before the crown jewel heist.
French authorities are under growing scrutiny about whether security failings allowed four thieves to steal royal jewelry worth over $100 million.
Thieves broke into the museum's Galerie d'Apollon and made off with "priceless" jewelry, French interior minister Laurent Nuñez said.