Seven minutes is all it took to artfully plunder the world’s most famous museum. On Sunday, four masked thieves stole eight pieces of jewelry from the Louvre valued at $102 million , sparking a national outcry and nationwide manhunt . The daring heist took just seven minutes, leaving investigators searching for answers as to how one of the world's most secure museums was robbed in such a brief window of time. Here is a minute-by-minute breakdown of how it all went down, based on what investigators know so far. A truck with an extendable ladder arrived at the Louvre’s Seine-facing side. The thieves raised the ladder in order to reach a second-floor balcony to enter the museum, according to police. The Louvre had only been open for half an hour at the time of the theft, according to the muse

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