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Louvre thieves left 150 clues in ‘daring’ robbery

French prosecutors expressed today their optimism about the arrest of the thieves who committed the stunning robbery of the Louvre Museum in Paris early last week, after investigators found more than… 150 A DNA sample of the perpetrators, fingerprints and other evidence at the scene of the theft.

Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Picot told the newspaper:West France, more than one has been found 150 A sample of DNA, fingerprints, etc., was found at the scene of the accident, as well as on a helmet, cutting equipment, gloves, a jacket, and other materials that the thieves used and left behind.

She added: “The analyzes will take time, although it is a priority for the laboratories. We expect to receive results within the next few days that may provide us with clues, especially if the perpetrators have a criminal record.”

Biko said, approx 100 An investigator from the units specialized in combating serious crime and trafficking in cultural collectibles is now participating in the operation to hunt down the thieves. The Louvre Museum was evacuated and closed on Sunday morning after four masked thieves broke into the Apollo Gallery, which houses the remaining French Crown Jewels. The thieves broke into two display cabinets and escaped with eight pieces of jewelry that belonged to French queens and empresses, with an estimated value of… 88 million euros (102 million dollars).

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