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Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight

Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight
world10/19/2025

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

PARIS (AP) — In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said. The daylight hei... [6279 chars]