In broad daylight at the world’s most prestigious museum, a disguised team of thieves breached Musée du Louvre in just seven minutes, made off with eight priceless pieces of the French Crown Jewels, and exposed how even the most iconic institution can be undone by audacity and a single overlooked window.
Sources for this episode include:
“How the Louvre Heist Unfolded” (New York Times)
“In Just 7 Brazen Minutes, Thieves Grab ‘Priceless’ Jewels From Louvre” (New York Times)
“Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist” (BBC)
“Two more suspects charged over Louvre heist taking total to four” (The Guardian)
“Louvre jewel heist by petty criminals, not organised professionals, says Paris prosecutor” (The Guardian)
“New surveillance video shows Louvre jewel heist in action” (CBS NEWS)
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