{
  "id": 6677593,
  "title": "Gold, gems and Renoirs: France's museums grapple with a wave of thefts",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gold-gems-and-renoirs-frances-museums-grapple-with-a-wave-of-thefts-6677593",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-11T01:17:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/world/20260911/gold-gems-and-renoirs-frances-museums-grapple-with-a-wave-of-thefts"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Paris — Two masked men, disguised with wigs, raided a museum in eastern France using a sledgehammer and a hammer to shatter a display case. Within four minutes, they successfully stole a 2,500-year-old gold necklace. A separate incident occurred at another French museum, where three masked robbers stole over 27 pieces of jewelry worth more than 4.5 million euros ($5.2 million) after breaking through two doors. These thefts occurred in July. This week, a heist at a museum on the French Riviera saw thieves breach a fence and climb through a window, ultimately stealing two Pierre-Auguste Renoir paintings. They left two other artworks by the Impressionist master behind as they fled. The series of robberies, following the daring jewel theft at the Louvre last year, highlights France's unique position, where its centuries-old collection of treasures acquired through conquest, creativity, and wealth dedicated to art, is both a source of national pride and vulnerability.",
  "summary": "PARIS — At a museum in eastern France, two men disguised with wigs used a sledgehammer and a hammer to smash a display case and make off with a 2,500-year-old gold necklace. The heist took under four minutes. In a smash-and-grab at another French museum, three masked robbers stole 27 pieces of jewelry valued at more than 4.5 million euros ($5.2 million), busting through two doors to break in.…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Gold, gems and Renoirs: France's museums grapple with a wave of thefts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gold-gems-and-renoirs-frances-museums-grapple-with-a-wave-of-thefts",
        "published": "2026-09-11T01:07:03.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Mainichi",
        "title": "Gold, gems and Renoirs: France's museums grapple with a wave of smash-and-grab thefts",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/11/gold-gems-and-renoirs-frances-museums-grapple-with-a-wave-of-smash",
        "published": "2026-09-11T06:30:04.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}