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Armed with power tools and a plan straight out of a heist movie, three or four thieves broke into the Louvre on Sunday and made off with royal jewels once worn by France's queens and empresses, officials told NBC News. NBC News' Molly Hunter reports from Paris.
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The Paris museum said the jewelry belonged to Napoleon and his wife.
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With tourists already inside, police say thieves entered a museum window, smashed display cases, and fled with nine pieces from Napoleon's jewel collection, all in seven minutes.
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