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What to Know About the Shocking Louvre Jewelry Heist

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In just seven minutes, the thieves took off with crown jewels containing with thousands of diamonds along with other precious gems. Police stand outside the Louvre after a brazen theft. Could the French TV series have been prophetic? The show envisioned a heist at the Louvre, an event that became reality on the morning of October 19, when a group of professional thieves managed to break into the world-famous Paris museum . In just seven minutes, they stole a host of priceless French crown jewels.