7 suspects arrested in Louvre heist
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The Paris prosecutor says five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum. The jewels are still missing.
The men who stole France’s crown jewels cut corners—mistakes that led authorities to track down three suspected thieves.
Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. The two men, arrested in the Paris region,
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France’s culture minister says that the Louvre will install streetside anti-ramming and anti-intrusion devices in the next two months
High visitor numbers and dwindling funds for overhauls may have made the landmark museum unexpectedly vulnerable.
The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.
Six suspects were arrested near Lyon, France, following a daring heist at a precious metals refinery involving explosives and €12m worth of gold.
A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound.