Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raidFrench police are hunting four thieves who carried out a highly professional da...
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Necklace given by Napoleon to his wife among items taken from Paris museum in highly professional daylight raid
French police are hunting four thieves who carried out a highly professional daylight raid 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.
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