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Thieves steal jewels from The Louvre

'Brazen' Louvre thieves made targeted heist, jewels could be melted down: expert

Brazen robbers stole priceless French crown jewels from the Louvre Museum's Apollo Gallery in broad daylight Saturday in what an expert calls a "targeted heist."

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Thieves steal ‘priceless’ jewelry from the Louvre in seven-minute raid

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French police hunt Louvre jewel thieves

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Louvre Museum robbery CCTV footage surfaces, robbers seen cutting glass with chainsaw to steal jewels

Louvre Museum in Paris, the place considered to be a safe haven for artworks of Mona Lisa and the Venus de Milo, among others was recently robbed of its valuables.

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$60 Million Diamond, Crowns: What Was In Gallery Targeted In Louvre Heist

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Louvre museum heist: French authorities hunt 4 thieves who fled on high-powered scooters

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Louvre heist: CCTV captures thief cutting through glass before fleeing with royal jewels – Watch video

According to Paris magistrate Laure Beccuau, the robbers took away nine priceless artefacts from France’s Crown Jewels.

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What jewels did the Louvre thieves target?

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4 minutes, 1 window: How thieves pulled off the quickest-ever heist at Louvre Museum

Thieves stage daring daytime jewel heist at Louvre

Armed with power tools and a plan straight out of a heist movie, three or four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France’s queens and empresses, officials told NBC News.

Thieves Rob Priceless Jewels From Paris' Louvre in Brazen Heist

PARIS (Reuters) -Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, officials said.