11 h. ago Priceless gems stolen by 'highly organised gang' in audacious Louvre heist could be broken down and lost for ever

A crisis meeting was held at the museum after Sunday's seven-minute raid which saw a gang plunder artefacts including an Imperial brooch containing 2,000 diamonds.

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21 h. ago Louvre robbery: All the major security failings that led to seven

The robbery at the Louvre may go down as one of the most audacious thefts in modern history, both due to the thieves' apparent planning and security failures at the museum

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44 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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48 h. ago Organised crime gang steal priceless jewels from the Louvre in seven minute raid

The Louvre has been evacuated after a reported robbery at the world's largest art museum in Paris.

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48 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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2 w. ago Phone snatching network behind one in four thefts in London targeted in police crackdown

An organised crime gang was behind ‘industrial scale’ theft of phones being shipped to China, Met Police say

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3 w. ago Madeleine McCann was snatched by organised crime gang, claims private detective

Bombshell comes as 15 cops move the convicted sex attacker from the ground floor flat where he has been holed up following his release from a seven-year jail sentence for rape after locals rumble his identity

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3 w. ago Man denies the murder of mum Joanne Penney who was found with gunshot wound

Renaldo Baptiste, 38, pleaded not guilty to both a charge of murder and a charge of participating in an organised crime gang

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