A plan to upgrate security at the Louvre Museum isn't going to be completed until 2032. Photo: AP PHOTO

France's court of auditors urged the Louvre museum to speed up its security modernisation plans as a priority, in a report conducted before the October jewel heist that noted major delays in the renovation of the world's most-visited museum.

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Thursday's report by the Cour des Comptes comes after a series of failings and security issues came to light following the robbery of $US102 million ($A157 million) worth of crown jewels that shocked the world.

The thieves used a truck-mounte

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