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The shockwave exploded windows, injuring about 1 600 people, and a burst of ultraviolet light left more than two dozen people with skin burns.

It was an art heist for the ages: On August 21 1911, the Mona Lisa vanished from the main gallery of the Louvre museum, lifted by an Italian labourer.

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