Not only the Louvre: another museum in France was robbed, almost 2,000 unique 18th-century coins disappeared

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At the same time, the media report that since the beginning of September this year, numerous cases of robberies of French museums have been observed. Thus, in mid-October, the Jacques Chirac Museum in southwestern Sarran was affected. This happened twice within 48 hours: watches, jewelry, and diplomatic gifts intended for former President Jacques Chirac were stolen.

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In September, three Chinese porcelain items worth 6.5 million euros disappeared from the Adrien Dubouché National Museum in Limoges. These items are officially classified as "national heritage."

A few days later, several gold nuggets worth 1.5 million euros were stolen from the Museum of Natural History in Paris.

French law enforcement officers are investigating whether all these crimes were premeditated or just a coincidence.

Recall

On October 19, French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announced that a robbery had occurred at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The museum administration announced that it would be closed all day "for exceptional reasons."

The French Ministry of Internal Affairs stated that the Louvre robbery lasted seven minutes. The attackers entered from the outside using a lift and stole priceless jewelry.

UNN also reported that the value of the jewelry stolen from the Louvre is 88 million euros.

Three days after the robbery, the Louvre was reopened to visitors.