How it happened: Thieves steal French crown jewels from Louvre in daytime raid

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How it happened: Thieves steal French crown jewels from Louvre in daytime raid

Thieves raided Paris’s Louvre museum in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France’s priceless crown jewels, but dropping a gem-encrusted crown as they fled, officials and sources said.

The spectacular heist, one of several to target French museums in recent months, forced the closure of the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum and home to the Mona Lisa. Here’s how the events unfolded.

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