Members of a forensic team inspect a window believed to have been used in what the French Interior Ministry said was a robbery at the Louvre museum during which jewellery was stolen, in Paris, France. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes

PARIS (Reuters) -The Louvre museum in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic royal jeweler worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million).

Live images on Reuters TV showed visitors walking through the museum's entry gates for the first time since the brash heist, which made headlines worldwide.

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(Reporting by Manuel Ausloos)