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Louvre Robbery: Here’s What We Know About Heist As Paris Museum Closed Sunday
Thieves used a basket lift to break in and escaped on scooters with jewels of inestimable historical value, prompting a full-day closure for investigation, officials said.
- On Sunday morning, thieves used a basket lift to break into the Louvre Museum, forcing a window, smashing display cases, and stealing jewels.
- Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote a robbery occurred at opening, and she joined Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez with Louvre Museum leadership on site Sunday.
- Police sealed off the museum and evacuated visitors while forensic teams began work and compiled an inventory of stolen items with 'inestimable' value at Louvre Museum, Paris.
- The French government said the brazen heist took only minutes, and the Louvre Museum, Paris cited `exceptional reasons` for closing for the day during the investigation.
- Video clips relating to the incident, including durations of 02 minutes 59 seconds and 01 minutes 36 seconds, are available, according to footage documentation from the Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Several criminals stole jewellery on Sunday morning from the Louvre museum in Paris before escaping, sources close to the case told AFP.]]>
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right2Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Center
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources are Center
38% Left
L 38%
C 37%
R 25%
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