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On Sunday, October 19, four thieves broke into the Louvre in broad daylight and stole $102 million worth in jewels. Here's the kicker, it took only seven minutes to complete. Researchers are trying to figure out how such a guarded and secure museum was broken into in such a small span of time in the middle of the day. https://abcnews.go.com/International/thieves-robbed-louvre-minutes-minute-minute-breakdown-daring/story?id=126719610

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According to the Time article by Rebecca Schneid and Solcyré Burga, investigators say the thieves entered and exited the museum in under four minutes on Sunday morning. Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the robbery was "a major, highly organized operation carried out by a team that had done scouting".  In the museum, the thieves smashed glass cases and stole eight pieces of historic royal jewelry valued at around $100 million. Robbers escaped on scooters and were gone in less than four minutes, so no, the robbery didn't take seven minutes; the heist lasted just under four minutes from start to finish. 

https://time.com/7326868/louvre-robbery-museum-crown-jewels/

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I really like how you provided clarification on how the thieves broke in, it really shows the depths you went to answer this question. I also really like how you included a link to where all this information is provided. Nice job.

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