How thieves stole France’s crown jewels and what they might do with them
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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for two days because the police investigated a brazen heist which resulted within the theft of France’s “priceless” crown jewels. Thieves wielding energy instruments broke into the world’s most visited museum in broad daylight, earlier than escaping on scooters with eight objects of bijou of nice historic significance.
Erin Thompson, Professor of Artwork Crime at The Metropolis College of New York, tells us in regards to the crime that has surprised France – and the remainder of the world.
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Picture: A safety worker close to the glass Pyramid of the Louvre Museum, Paris. Benoît Tessier/Reuters
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