2 new suspects face charges in Louvre heist
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Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.
Four suspects in the Louvre jewels heist have been charged and jailed. Three are believed to be part of the team that broke into the museum.
Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items described as of inestimable value.
Two people arrested in the investigation into the Louvre robbery have been formally charged, according to the Paris Public Prosecutor's office.
The stolen jewels haven't been recovered. They include a diamond-and-emerald necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte gave to Empress Marie Louise.
French prosecutors announced Sunday that arrests were made in connection with the theft of historic jewels worth over $100 million from the Louvre Museum.
The museum's chief executive said the robbery was a "brazen act that robs the public of our state's cultural heritage."
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