Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist
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A manhunt is under way after thieves broke into the Louvre and stole “priceless” jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s family.
Questions abound about how four thieves were able to make off with priceless, Napoleonic-era jewels — in broad daylight
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Lost forever? The 9 Napoleon jewelry pieces vanished from the Louvre
Nine pieces of Napoleon’s jewelry were stolen from the Louvre on October 19, 2025, in a heist lasting under seven minutes.
IT took just seven minutes for a chainsaw-wielding gang to scale the side of the Louvre and steal tens of millions worth of jewellery. A top team of 60 investigators are yet to track down any of
The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.
Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.