2 more suspects charged over Louvre heist
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French authorities have been searching for a group of at least four thieves who were seen heisting precious jewels from the Louvre on Oct. 19.
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The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.
High visitor numbers and dwindling funds for overhauls may have made the landmark museum unexpectedly vulnerable.
The Paris prosecutor says five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum. The jewels are still missing.