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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Megan Howe

Heist at the Louvre: Jewels worth millions stolen from world-famous art gallery

The Louvre in Paris was shut on Sunday after a group of masked men broke in and fled on scooters with eight pieces of jewellery worth millions.

The robbery reportedly took place shortly after opening time on Sunday morning, when thieves with small chainsaws gained access to the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, home to France’s crown jewels, according to French media.

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