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Thieves stole priceless jewels in a daring Sunday morning heist at the Louvre in Paris

The French museum, which houses The Mona Lisa, remains closed amid a police investigation

Robbers scaled the facade, cut through a window, broke two display cases with chainsaws, and rode off on motorbikes with a handful of Napoleonic jewels, according to officials

The world-famous Louvre remained closed on Monday after a high-profile theft shocked the French museum’s security staff, which has reportedly become more vocal recently amid staffing concerns.

Thieves scaled the facade of the Parisian museum in broad daylight Sunday, using a ladder boosted by a mechanical boom truck and forcing a window open, smashing display cases inside, and making off with a handful of priceless jewels

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