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A "highly organised criminal gang" posing as workmen have broken into the Louvre as they took just seven minutes to steal priceless jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon and his family. ‌

The audacious daylight raid took place just as the world-famous Paris art museum was preparing to open at around 9.30am on Sunday morning. As reported by the Mirror , it was instead shut for the day, as French detectives joined Louvre staff and senior politicians in examining the heist scene. ‌

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said that the major robbery took just seven minutes. He revealed that nine pieces were stolen in total, with two recovered soon afterwards after apparently being dropped and damaged. He said two thieves arrived on Yamaha Tmax scooters, while two oth

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