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                    [Title] => Empress' crown dropped in Louvre heist to be fully restored: museum
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The Louvre said the crown had been "badly deformed," but remained "nearly intact" and would be restored to its original state, "without the need for reconstruction."

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Three months on from the brazen heist, four suspects are in police custody but the jewels are still nowhere to be found.

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The bars are the latest measure put in place in recent months as the security standards at the world's most visited museum in Paris are facing intense scrutiny following the October heist when thieves stole jewelry worth an estimated $102 million.

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Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.

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Thieves wielding power tools raided the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's priceless crown jewels.

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The Louvre said the crown had been "badly deformed," but remained "nearly intact" and would be restored to its original state, "without the need for reconstruction."

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Three months on from the brazen heist, four suspects are in police custody but the jewels are still nowhere to be found.

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The bars are the latest measure put in place in recent months as the security standards at the world's most visited museum in Paris are facing intense scrutiny following the October heist when thieves stole jewelry worth an estimated $102 million.

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Small-time criminals are believed to be behind the spectacular jewel heist at the Louvre, the top Paris prosecutor said Sunday, adding that two of the suspects are a couple with children.

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Thieves wielding power tools raided the Louvre in broad daylight Sunday, taking just seven minutes to grab some of France's priceless crown jewels.

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