PARIS: The Louvre reopened its doors to visitors on Wednesday, three days after it had been shuttered over the theft of precious royal jewelry, an AFP journalist saw. From 9:00 a.m. (0700 GMT), the museum’s usual opening time, the first visitors began entering the world-famous institution, though the museum said the Apollo Gallery, where Sunday’s theft occurred, remains closed.

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Thieves entered the Louvre using a basket lift on Sunday and made away with priceless jewels, France's interior minister said, as the museum closed for the day.