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wn.com - 18 hours ago

France to charge Louvre heist suspects with theft, conspiracy

Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France s iconic Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the world-renowned museum, then fled with jewellery estimated to be worth more than $102 million. The suspects were to be brought before magistrates with a view to charging them with organised theft, which carries a 15-year prison sentence , and criminal conspiracy, punishable by 10 years, prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a press conference,...


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