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In a daring daylight robbery on Sunday, thieves used a basket lift to scale the Louvre’s facade, smash display cases, and steal eight priceless jewels.

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00:00In a daring daylight robbery Sunday, thieves used a basket lift to lift the Louvre's facade,
00:06smash display cases, and steal eight priceless jewels in a lightning-fast four-minute strike.
00:13The meticulously timed heist stunned tourists, who were ushered out of the famous museum as
00:18police sealed off the area along the Seine River. Among the stolen treasures were emerald and
00:23sapphire jewels once worn by French empresses. Officials called the operation professional,
00:28warning that the theft highlights growing concern about security lapses
00:32amid overcrowding and understaffing at the world's most visited museum.
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