5 h. ago Louvre jewellery heist saw 'criminal gang pose as workmen' in seven

The audacious daylight raid took place just as the world-famous Paris art museum was preparing to open at around 9.30am on Sunday morning.

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6 h. ago Louvre heist: hunt on for thieves after eight ‘priceless’ jewellery pieces stolen

Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight robberyFrench police are hunting four thieves who carried out a highly professional daylight robbery on the Louvre, breaking into one of the museum’s most ornate rooms and escaping with eight pieces of “priceless” historic jewellery, including a necklace given by Napoleon to his wife.The world’s most-visited museum was suddenly closed for the day on Sunday after the break-in targeted pieces in two glass cases in its Apollon gallery, where the French crown jewels are held. Continue reading...

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8 h. ago Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions stolen from world

The gallery has been forced to close after the chainsaw-wielding thieves made off with jewellery of ‘incalculable value’

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9 h. ago The most famous art heists in history, from the Mona Lisa to a golden toilet

The Louvre, where jewellery was stolen on Sunday, has a long history of thefts

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9 h. ago Louvre jewellery heist: How masked gang raided museum and snatched ‘priceless’ jewels in broad daylight

The Mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ that resembled the plot of the mystery thriller Lupin

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10 h. ago Inside the Louvre jewellery heist as tourists flee from Paris museum

The world’s most-visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out

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10 h. ago Paris launches huge manhunt after priceless Napoleonic jewels stolen from the Louvre as the Mail reveals the audacious daylight raid minute

The gang of several 'highly organised criminals' arrived outside the world's most visited museum at around 9.30am local time on Sunday while thousands of tourists enjoyed a day out.

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11 h. ago Everything we know about Louvre Museum robbery as one item is found

Priceless jewels were stolen during a heist at the Louvre Museum in France

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13 h. ago Bungling Louvre crime gang dropped piece of stolen jewellery during museum heist

A group of 'professional thieves' ended up dropping one of the items after they carried out a heist at the Louvre, one of the world's most iconic museums, stealing millions of pounds-worth of jewellery

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13 h. ago The Louvre heist, a burning airport and seven new saints: photos of the weekend

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14 h. ago Louvre closed after ‘masked thieves break into museum using chainsaw’ and steal ‘priceless’ jewellery

The Louvre museum in Paris was closed and members of the public evacuated, French officials confirmed

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14 h. ago ‘Priceless’ jewellery stolen from Louvre in raid by ‘experienced’ thieves

French minister says highly professional criminals used angle grinder to access one of museum’s most ornate rooms“Priceless” historic jewellery has been stolen from the Louvre in Paris after a highly professional robbery by men who used an angle grinder to break through glass and enter one of the museum’s most ornate rooms.The world’s most-visited museum was suddenly closed for the day after the break-in targeted pieces in two glass cases in its Apollon gallery, where the French crown jewels are held. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions are stolen from world

Posting on its official X account, the museum said it ‘will remain closed today for exceptional reasons’

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16 h. ago Louvre museum in Paris closes immediately after huge jewellery heist

Bosses have closed the world’s most visited museum for the day, citing "exceptional reasons", but police sources say a gang of masked criminals broke into the iconic attraction over the weekend

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3 w. ago Holidaymakers left fuming after they return from cruise to find 17 cars stolen from ‘secure’ parking facility

A HUNT for a gang of brazen thieves has been launched after 17 cars were stolen from holidaymakers on a cruise. The motors were lifted from a special "secure" parking facility in Southampton, overnight. The special parking site is operated by Southampton Cruise Parking Services and is touted as "secure" storage for vehicles. Police said...

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