A black curtain hides the window where thieves entered the Louvre museum in Paris, pictured on Oct. 22, three days after historic jewels were stolen in a daring daylight heist. Thibault Camus/AP hide caption toggle caption Thibault Camus/AP PARIS — Two more suspects were charged on Saturday in the Louvre jewel heist case, three days […]
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Two more charged over Louvre jewellery heist
Jaroslav Lukiv and Hugh Schofield,BBC correspondent in Paris © RMN – Grand Palais (Musée du Louvre) Mathieu Rabeau Precious crown jewels including the Parure Marie-Amélie diadème are yet to be recovered Two more people have been charged over a theft at the Louvre Museum last month, the Paris prosecutor’s office said. A 38-year-old woman has […]
2 more charged in Louvre jewel heist, 3 released from custody
Two people arrested in the investigation into the Louvre Museum robbery last month have been formally charged in connection with the case, according to the Paris Public Prosecutor’s office. Both denied their involvement in the robbery. Two others were charged in connection with the heist this week. Police stand guard outside the Louvre museum at […]
French police arrest 2 Louvre jewel heist suspects amid manhunt
LONDON — French authorities arrested two men in relation to last week’s major jewel heist at Paris’ Louvre Museum, the French National Police confirmed to ABC News, amid a nationwide manhunt for the perpetrators. One suspect was arrested at 10 p.m. on Saturday at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport while trying to board a plane […]