On Sunday 19 October, a group of thieves brazenly committed a heist on the world's most popular museum, the Louvre , in broad daylight. In their escape, they made off with a stash of priceless jewels , artefacts and remnants of French history. However, cataclysmically, two items were dropped as the thieves made their escape, one of which was the Crown of Empress Eugénie. Featuring 1,354 diamonds, 56 emeralds, and golden eagles, the crown is said to be worth tens of millions of euros.

What was stolen in the Louvre heist?

According to AFP , "French authorities on Sunday found a damaged 19th-century crown near the Louvre in Paris after the museum was robbed earlier in the day, a source following the case told AFP." TIME also reported: "Police reported finding one jewel outside t

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