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Louvre Robbers Escaped With Less Than a Minute to Spare Due to Major Security Fumbles
An investigation ordered by France's culture ministry highlighted a number of security failures that made October's brazen ...
The prosecutor’s statement didn’t say what role, exactly, the man is thought to have played in the daylight heist, though.
On October 19th, 2025, a group of people snuck into the Louvre and stole eight pieces of the French Crown Jewels in broad ...
The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable ...
Investigators said museum guards didn’t watch the recording in time. The Louvre’s director had previously said the thieves entered undetected.
The Paris prosecutor announced four more arrests Tuesday in connection with the stunning heist at the Louvre Museum in October by a gang that made off with $102 million worth of jewels. The two men ...
PARIS -- A glittering exhibition of royal jewels is opening Wednesday in Paris even as the city still reels from the brazen ...
Tensions were already rising when a wildcat June strike abruptly shut the museum, stranding visitors beneath I.M. Pei’s glass ...
The Louvre had an alarmingly weak password for its security surveillance system when it was hit by a group thieves, who made off with more than $100 million in jewels. The brazen daylight heist took ...
A man arrested by French police earlier this week is thought to be the fourth member of the team that stole France's crown jewels in a brazen heist from the Louvre Museum, the Paris prosecutor said ...
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