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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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The claim that the Louvre jewel heist took seven minutes is mostly true. According to Reuters, French prosecutors said the robbery lasted between six and seven minutes before the thieves escaped with several royal jewels (https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thieves-steal-jewels-louvre-paris-media-reports-2025-10-19/). TIME also reported the heist took about seven minutes from start to finish (https://time.com/7326868/louvre-robbery-museum-crown-jewels/).

However, PBS NewsHour cited officials saying it lasted four minutes (https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/crown-jewels-stolen-from-louvre-in-4-minute-operation-by-thieves-in-broad-daylight). While reports differ slightly, all agree the heist was over in just a few minutes, making the seven-minute claim largely accurate from my research. 

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