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  • The Louvre jewelry heist unfolded in broad daylight and took about seven minutes, underscoring a rapid, premeditated operation that exploited brief security gaps.
  • Thieves reached the Apollo Gallery by using a truck with a lift and an angle grinder to breach a window, demonstrating coordinated, tool-assisted access.
  • Eight high-value items, including a royal sapphire necklace, a royal emerald necklace, and Empress Eugénie’s diadem, were stolen from display cases in the Apollo Gallery.

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Louvre museum in Paris closed after robbery, French culture minister says

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