The Louvre has reopened just three days after one of the highest-profile museum thefts of the century that stunned the world.

Thieves slipped in and out of the museum in a brazen daylight heist that lasted less than eight minutes on Sunday, stealing eight items from two high-security display cases, the Ministry of Culture confirmed.

The robbery, which took place steps from the Mona Lisa and involved items valued at more than $100 million, has put France’s President Emmanuel Macron and Louvre chief Laurence des Cars under fresh scrutiny. It comes just months after the museum’s workers went on strike, warning of chronic understaffing and under-resourced protections, with too few eyes on too many rooms.

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Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said expert analy

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