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France: Precious historic jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum by thieves in a movie-style heist

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2025

The theft was carried out just 250 meters (270 yards) from the Mona Lisa. The emerald-set imperial crown of Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugénie, containing more than 1,300 diamonds, was later found outside the museum. It, however, was found in a broken condition.

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Paris: Suspected climate change activist dresses up as elderly woman in a wheelchair to vandalise the Mona Lisa, throws cake

OpIndia Staff - 30 May, 2022

The vandal threw his wig off and said in French, "Think of the earth, artists think of the earth. All artists think of the earth. That's why I did it. Think of the earth."