US EditionLouvre Museum Closed Second Day; Police Race to Find Stolen Jewels
- On Oct 19, eight priceless items of jewellery were stolen from the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre Museum, Paris between 09:30 and 09:40 shortly after opening.
- Last month, thieves hit other French museums, causing $700,000 in gold theft and $7.6 million in losses, while Louvre officials earlier this year urged urgent government help to improve security.
- Disguised as construction workers, they used a truck with an extendable ladder to access the Apollo Gallery, forcing a window in between six and seven minutes.
- On Oct 20, France ordered a security review at the Louvre and other cultural sites, assigned a specialist police unit, and deployed 60 investigators while the museum remained closed.
- As France watches, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin admitted, 'What is certain is that we have failed, since people were able to park a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris, get people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels, and give France a terrible image,' highlighting security flaws at the Louvre, which had 8.7 million visitors in 2024.
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Day in Photos: Artillery Demonstration Day, Louvre Remains Closed, and Green Peafowl
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The investigation is in full swing: the day after the burglary of the Louvre, the police are in the possession of four criminals with eight "jewels of the crown of France", a spectacular flight that questions the security of the world's most famous museum.
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