Louvre Museum Closes After Brazen Jewelry Heist
TL;DR
Thieves broke into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery in Paris, stealing valuable crown jewels including a necklace, brooch, and tiara, using a basket lift and breaking display cases, before escaping on two-wheelers; the stolen items have significant historical value, but the Regent diamond was not taken. The museum was closed following the incident, which lasted seven minutes, and is under investigation.
- Breaking news. Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, culture minister says Euronews.com
- Thieves steal ‘priceless’ jewelry from the Louvre in seven-minute raid CNN
- What we know about the Louvre jewellery heist BBC
- Louvre Closed After Thieves Steal ‘Priceless’ Jewels in Brazen Daylight Robbery The New York Times
- Louvre heist: Thieves steal priceless jewels, Paris museum closed NBC News
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