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Renan Duarte

Two Arrested In $100M Louvre Jewel Heist, One Tried To Make A Run For It At The Airport

Two men have been arrested in connection with the Louvre heist that saw historic jewelry worth an estimated $100 million snatched in broad daylight.

The burglary took place on October 19, hours after the world’s largest museum opened its doors for the day, and visitors were already in the building.

The news of the arrests has been slammed by Parisian authorities, who dubbed it an unintentional leak and claimed that it was likely to hamper their investigation.

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