Tag: Louvre
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Suspects arrested over the theft of crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre museum
PARIS (AP) — 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 prosecutor said that investigators made arrests Saturday evening, adding that one of the men…
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The Paris art heist: Could it happen here in Denver?
Arts news: MCA Denver has new leader; daughter follows mom’s Fezziwig footsteps; Denver Press Club honors Ari Shapiro. The short answer is no. If the brazen thieves who used a vehicle-mounted ladder to access a second-floor window at the Louvre Museum in Paris tried that funny business at the Denver Art Museum, “I would like…
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The Louvre reopens 3 days after one of the biggest museum heists of the century
PARIS (AP) — The Louvre reopened on Wednesday to long lines beneath its landmark Paris glass pyramid, just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century stunned the world with its audacity and scale. The thieves slipped in and out, making off with eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels at the…