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Louvre director acknowledged a “terrible failure” after thieves stole eight crown jewels worth over $100 million in a four-minute Sunday raid.

Laurence des Cars offered to resign over security weaknesses exposed by the heist, but France’s culture minister refused to accept.

The jewels remain missing as investigators fear thieves will destroy the priceless 19th-century artifacts by extracting stones or melting metals.

PARIS — The director of the Louvre Museum on Wednesday acknowledged a ″terrible failure″ at the Paris monument after a stunning daylight crown jewel heist at the world’s most-visited museum, and said she offered to resign but it was refused.

The Louvre reopened ear

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