Louvre Museum reopens in Paris
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Louvre thieves reportedly bungled initial breach of display case
Burglars who broke into the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday initially failed to open the display cases with angle grinders, the Le Parisien newspaper reported on Thursday, citing museum surveillance footage.
The footage shows two suspects descending a basket lift on the side of the museum before fleeing on motorbikes.
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How did the Louvre thieves escape after the heist? New footage shows burglars using a forklift and a scooter
The Louvre heist continues to surprise netizens as new details about how it took place emerge at a new press conference.
No security cameras were monitoring the second-floor balcony where thieves gained access to the Louvre to steal historic jewels worth over $100 million, the museum’s director told a French Senate committee hearing.
Investigators hunting the gang behind the Louvre jewel heist have found DNA samples and are aware of new video showing the thieves escaping, prosecutors say.
How thieves pulled off the extraordinary theft of priceless jewels from the world-famous museum in broad daylight.