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Robbery at Louvre Museum in Paris

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Louvre reopens after jewel heist with thieves still on the run

The Louvre reopened Wednesday morning for the first time since the brazen heist of France's crown jewels.

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More treasures stolen from another French museum after Louvre robbery

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Hunt continues for thieves after priceless jewels stolen in heist at Louvre museum in Paris

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Interpol issues worldwide alert for 'priceless royal jewels' stolen from the Louvre

Interpol has issued a worldwide alert for the "priceless royal jewels" stolen from the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, a heist that French authorities have now valued at NZ$177 million.

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Why Weren’t the Jewels Stolen From the Louvre Insured?

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'Heist made it more exciting to go to the Louvre': Tourists react as museum reopens

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Louvre Reopens for First Time Since Brazen Jewelry Robbery

Over 100 investigators are racing to find the culprits, with some art crime experts warning that the thieves could break up the jewelry to sell the precious stones and metals on the black market.

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Damage from Louvre jewellery heist estimated at 88 million euros, Paris prosecutor says

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Can Her Louvre Tours Go On Without the Stolen Jewels?

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A Brief History of Heists at the Louvre

From the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911 to the French Crown Jewels heist this past weekend, the Parisian museum has seen some audacious crimes over the decades.

Louvre robbery: All the major security failings that led to seven-minute heist

The robbery at the Louvre may go down as one of the most audacious thefts in modern history, both due to the thieves' apparent planning and security failures at the museum

How the Louvre Thieves Did It

Commodity thieves generally don’t worry about leaving some valuable pieces behind. The Louvre robbers tried to steal a crown that had belonged to Empress Eugénie, featuring eight gold eagles, 1,354 diamonds, 1,136 rose-cut diamonds and 56 emeralds. But they abandoned it in their haste to leave.