Louvre, Crown Jewels

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The $100 million Louvre theft could make France’s stolen Crown Jewels as famous as the Mona Lisa
A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s Crown Jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound.

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DNA leads and video trail drive search for stolen Louvre crown jewels
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Speculation grows for where jewels stolen from Louvre Museum might end up

Louvre Transfers Jewels to Bank of France

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Louvre moves jewels to ultra-secure Bank of France vault after heist
The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after a spectacular daylight heist exposed woeful flaws in museum's security. On Friday a secret police escort oversaw the transfer of some of the remaining jewels to the Bank,

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The Louvre secretly transfers part of jewellery collection to underground Bank of France vault
Louvre transfers jewels to Bank of France after heist, RTL reports

Louvre, thieves and French media

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Thieves Raided Another French Museum Hours After the Louvre Heist — and the Theft Was Undetected for 2 Days
Another museum in France has been the target of brazen thieves. Approximately 2,000 gold and silver coins were stolen from Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot in Landres on Oct. 19, just hours after over $100 million worth of jewels were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.

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Hours after Louvre heist, thieves steal 2,000 historical coins from French museum
Louvre museum relocates jewels days after spectacular Paris heist

Louvre heist being investigated as inside job with security guard eyed in landmark robbery: report

French detectives announced that there is digital forensic evidence indicating that a security guard at the Louvre was in ...

A Break-In That Shook France

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum ...

First, came the Louvre heist. Then came the memes

From brands and influencers to a viral "Inspector Clouseau," the world's most glamorous theft is also quickly becoming one of ...

How a German freight lift became an unexpected social media star in the Louvre heist

The Louvre Museum heist was a classic case of German efficiency. That at least is how a German freight lift manufacturer ...

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from ...

Hours after Louvre, another museum robbed in France. What happened?

Hours after the ‘heist of the century’ unfolded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday, another museum in northeastern France was ...

The Dapper Passerby in the Louvre Heist Photo Is Not Who You Think

Ever since a daring jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, the internet has turned into a global detective agency — ...

Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man photographed after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz

PARIS (AP) — It was shortly after the stunning heist of the crown jewels at the Louvre when Paris-based Associated Press ...