Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled. Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's. Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the louvre, stealing priceless napoleonic jewels
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On sunday, they used a basket lift to access the museum, smashed display cases, and fled with the treasures.
With tourists already inside, police say thieves entered a window, smashed display cases, and fled with nine pieces from napoleon's jewel collection, all in seven minutes.
The louvre museum in paris remained closed on monday after thieves stole priceless jewels in a brazen heist that lasted less than 10 minutes and shocked the country. Paris — a brazen robbery at the louvre museum in paris sunday morning has left investigators searching for several men who made off with what officials describe as priceless jewels. It took seven minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed louvre museum Here's how they did it
The louvre museum in paris is still closed on monday while police investigate a brazen heist which targeted france's priceless crown jewels
