A Paris jewel heist straight out of movies
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Ever since a daring jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, the internet has turned into a global detective agency — with people everywhere trying to crack the case. Now, a photo of a man at
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Inspector Clouseau? The mystery man in an AP photo after the Louvre jewel heist creates a buzz
A photo taken by an Associated Press photographer after the brazen daylight robbery at Paris' Louvre Museum is generating an online buzz.
PARIS (AP) — The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world’s most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign but it was refused.
The same day masked thieves stole millions in crown jewels from the Louvre, another French museum was robbed of 2,000 gold and silver coins.
Fevicol humorously reacted to a recent robbery at the Louvre, where thieves stole priceless Napoleonic jewellery. Fevicol's playful ad received widespread praise on social media for its creativity.
The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum.
Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.
As the hunt for the thieves who stole over $100 million worth of jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris stretched into its fifth day on Thursday, veteran detectives who have probed similar cases said French investigators have a lot of evidence to work with.
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