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A gang of four thieves carried out an audacious heist at Paris’s Louvre Museum, escaping on scooters with eight priceless crown jewels of France but curiously left behind one of the museum’s most famous treasures: the Regent Diamond, a gem with deep roots in India and a reputation for being cursed. According to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, the stolen jewels- including diadems, necklaces and brooches once owned by French royalty- are valued at €88 million ($102 million).

Louvre Loot

The theft, which took place in just eight minutes on October 19, is one of the most brazen museum burglaries in decades. The jewels stolen included a pearl diadem and a diamond bodice bow belonging to Empress Eugénie, wife of Napoleon III; an emerald necklace and earrings once gifte

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