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Louvre robbery leaves Paris' iconic museum shuttered for a second day

The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told the Agence France-Presse, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier.

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Museum heists have changed. Why the Louvre robbery is a worrying escalation

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Louvre Museum heist: Jewels with 'inestimable' value stolen from Napoleon collection

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Louvre closes for second day as France hunts jewel thieves

The Louvre was closed for a second day Monday as police hunted for thieves who broke in and stole priceless jewels in a spectacular daylight robbery.

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Armed robbers with chainsaws steal priceless jewels from Louvre Museum

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Hunt for thieves continues after 'priceless' jewellery stolen from Louvre museum in Paris

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Louvre remains closed after daring daylight robbery shocks Paris

French authorities said the robbery occurred only a short distance from Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa, describing it as a highly professional “four-minute operation.”

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Di priceless jewels robbers tiff from Louvre Museum for Paris

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Thieves steal French crown jewels from Louvre in daytime raid

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Thousands locked out of the Louvre as museum workers strike over 'unmanageable crowds'

The Louvre Museum in Paris, home to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and other priceless works of art, was forced to open later than expected because of a labor strike on Monday, June 16. Thousands of visitors, including Kevin Ward of Milwaukee, Wisconsin ...

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How thieves broke into the Louvre museum and what they stole

A visual representation of how thieves broke into Paris’ Louvre museum and stole priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes.

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Before Brazen Louvre Jewel Heist, There Were Lingering Security Concerns

Investigators were looking into the alarm systems at an institution that one expert said “wasn’t built with an obsession over security.”

'It's a joke': Anger grows as Louvre's security gaps are revealed in wake of burglary

Shock has turned to anger in Paris as details about the Louvre Museum's gaps in security start to emerge after "priceless" jewels were stolen in a brazen daytime burglary.

Louvre Museum closes after theft

Thieves have stolen priceless jewels from the Louvre using a basket lift, according to France's interior minister