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On Sunday, Oct. 19, at about 9:30 a.m., four thieves pulled up to the side of the Louvre Museum, climbed a ladder to an upper floor and broke in to the landmark building

The thieves stole irreplaceable pieces from France’s historic collection of crown jewels

Among the glittering jewels taken were tiaras belonging to former empresses, as well as a matching emerald set gifted by Napoleon to his second wife, Marie Louise, on their wedding day

Authorities are intensifying their hunt for the thieves behind the brazen Louvre heist and the stolen French crown jewels once worn by Napoleon’s family.

About 60 investigators are working to track down the four thieves and the historic pieces they stole in just seven minutes, France 24 reports.

The glittering haul includes an emer

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