4 arrested in $102 million Louvre jewel heist
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Paris prosecutors have announced the first arrests in connection with the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum.
The “Louvre New Renaissance” plan launched earlier this year includes security improvements and modernization.
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Lawmaker rips Louvre security as 'inadequate' as deadline nears for charging jewel heist suspects
As a deadline fast approaches to either charge to release two suspects, a French lawmaker ripped security at the Louvre.
Two suspects were arrested in connection with the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum, justice and police officials said Sunday, a week after the heist that stunned the world and sparked a massive manhunt.
The Paris Louvre reopens on Wednesday after the daring theft from the most visited museum in the world. Its director Laurence des Cars is facing questions from a parliamentary culture committee scrutinising security failures.
One suspect was arrested in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was preparing to leave the country, French authorities said.
Does a photo show a well-dressed French detective working the case of the Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? No, that's not true: The original poster later said it was a "fantasy version" she did not regret posting.