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Thieves steal over $4.5M worth of jewelry from French glass museum months after infamous Louvre heist

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Millions of dollars’ worth of jewelry was stolen by a crew of burglars at the museum of French luxury glassmaker Lalique in a brazen early-morning theft — just months after the infamous jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris. The gang of masked thieves broke into the museum in Wingen-sur-Moder in northeastern France around 5:30 a.m. on Sunday, a source told Agence France-Presse, CBS News reported. Roughly 20 pieces of jewelry were snatched from the museum after the gang of burglars headed for the jewelry room and smashed open six display cases, according to CBS and France24. “The loss is currently being assessed but ... (full story)

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