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Thieves broke into the Louvre and stole more than $100 million in jewels on Oct. 18

The suspects were able to evade the security cameras capturing the seven-minute heist

A Louvre employee has now revealed that the security system had a simple password at the time of the robbery

A Louvre employee is revealing one important security detail.

On Oct. 18, thieves broke into the famous Paris museum and, in seven minutes, stole more than $100 million in jewels . Since the investigation began, it has been uncovered that the suspects forced entry using power tools to break through the second-floor window at the Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo Gallery), which had opened its doors to the public.

President and director of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, told the French Senate that the on

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