Paris, Oct 21, 2025 (AFP) - Louvre director faces grilling over $102 mn jewels heist

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The jewellery stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist. The director, Laurence des Cars, has not made any public statement since thieves made off with royal jewels during a daylight robbery Sunday that took just seven minutes. The Louvre is expected to re-open Wednesday following tw......

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