LONDON -- The president and director of the Louvre Museum in Paris has been summoned to appear before French lawmakers amid the ongoing investigation into the brazen heist of priceless jewelry over the weekend. Laurence des Cars has been summoned to appear before France’s Senate Culture Committee on Wednesday to an answer questions regarding the museum's security and what may have went wrong on Sunday when nine "priceless" pieces were swiped from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery. A nationwide manhunt for the thieves has been in high gear since the theft on Sunday as French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that authorities would catch those responsible for the "attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our history." The thieves went directly to two displays, breaking them and taking a "s
Louvre director summoned to appear before lawmakers to answer questions on theft

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