Interior minister describes it as a ‘major robbery’ involving ‘jewels that have genuine heritage value’
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Interior minister describes it as a ‘major robbery’ involving ‘jewels that have genuine heritage value’
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Thieves armed with power tools carried out a daring daylight raid at the Louvre Museum on Sunday, making off with eight pieces of historic jewellery from the Galerie d’Apollon, home to the French Crown Jewels.
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