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00:00Witnesses say it's like an event straight out of movies,
00:03as thieves stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre in broad daylight.
00:09Tour guide video shows visitors being ushered out of the museum moments after the robbery took place.
00:14Joan and Jim Carpenter were visiting from California as the alarm sounded throughout the museum.
00:20And then another round of technical difficulties, and then off we went back the way we had come in,
00:25past the same galleries, and then back down the stairs. Lots of confusion, lots of misdirection,
00:32and then they ran us all out.
00:34Authorities say the thieves used a crane and broke a window straight into the gallery containing the
00:38French crown jewels. They quickly got away on motorbikes. A French newspaper reports several
00:44pieces from the Napoleon collection were taken. Following the robbery, museum officials announced
00:49closing for exceptional reasons. No word when the museum will reopen.
00:53Well, when you rob the Louvre, that's a big deal to all of France.
00:58For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Henry.
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