Louvre reopens three days after thieves stole French crown jewels

Louvre reopens three days after thieves stole French crown jewels
Crowds waited outside the museum’s glass pyramid entrance (Thibault Camus/AP)

The Louvre reopened on Wednesday morning, three days after thieves forced open a window and stole French crown jewels in a daylight raid on the museum.

The Apollo Room where the theft occurred remained closed to visitors, while crowds — hundreds deep — waited outside the museum’s glass pyramid entrance.

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