Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist

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Finding the jewels and the brazen thieves in the Louvre heist is now a race against time
PARIS -- PARIS (AP) — The glittering sapphires, emeralds, and diamonds that once adorned France's royals could well be gone forever, experts say after a brazen, four-minute heist in broad daylight left the nation stunned and the government struggling to explain a new debacle at the Louvre.

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Louvre director acknowledges failure after jewel heist and says she offered to resign
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Louvre chief blames CCTV gaps for $102 million jewellery heist
Stolen Louvre jewels’ worth revealed, prosecutor says ‘the damage is economic’
France’s Louvre Museum was brazenly looted in broad daylight on October 19, with thieves escaping with eight crown jewels worth billions.

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Stolen Louvre jewellery was worth $102 million! Can they be sold? Paris prosecutor explains
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Stolen Louvre Jewels Valued At Over $100 Million, Museum Director Summoned
"The Louvre curator estimated the damages to be 88 million euros," or $102 million, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said Tuesday.

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Damage from Louvre jewellery heist estimated at 88 million euros, Paris prosecutor says
Louvre thieves took away crown jewels worth $102 million: French prosecutor
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Police intensify hunt for Louvre thieves as France reels from jewel heist

Authorities raced against the clock Tuesday as experts in art security told NBC News it could already be too late to recover the jewels.

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Louvre robbery casts France in 'deplorable' light, government says

PARIS (Reuters) -A jewellery heist at Paris' Louvre museum has cast France in a "deplorable" light, Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday as opposition politicians criticised the government for what they branded a national humiliation.

A daylight heist and a national 'humiliation': How 7 minutes at the Louvre stunned France

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.
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