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A timeline of jewel heist at Louvre in Paris

Louvre reopens as Paris prosecutor reveals stolen jewels worth an estimated €88 million

In response, Dati told lawmakers at the National Assembly on Tuesday that “the Louvre museum’s security apparatus did not fail; that is a fact."

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Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

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A timeline of the jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris

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The Search Is On for the Louvre Jewel Thieves. Here’s What We Know.

A stunning heist has raised uncomfortable questions about security at the famed Paris museum.

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The Louvre's crown jewel heist is now a race against time for authorities — and the brazen thieves

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Stolen Louvre 'crown jewels' were worth £76MILLION as Paris police issue major security update

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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America’s most infamous jewel thief slams Louvre robbers as ‘idiots’ — and reveals shocking way they could have smuggled gems out of Paris

Reformed heist expert Larry Lawton netted an estimated $18 million in precious gemstones during a spate of robberies in the 1980s and '90s.

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How Louvre burglars obtained truck-mounted lift to make off with jewels worth more than $100M

Thieves used a stolen truck-mounted moving lift to scale the Louvre and steal royal jewels worth over $100 million in a lightning-fast Paris heist.

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DNA uncovered in Louvre jewel heist could be first major break in probe: Police

Meanwhile, the Louvre’s director, Laurence des Cars, is set to make a much-anticipated appearance in front of France’s Senate Culture Committee to answer questions regarding the museum's security and what went wrong on Sunday when nine pieces were swiped from the museum’s Apollo Gallery.

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

In 1962, the Countess of Paris attended the wedding of fellow European royalty in Queen Marie-Amélie’s sapphires—which were snatched in what has become one of the worst thefts of its kind.