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Louvre Heist: Video Appears to Show Alleged Thieves Escaping
Robbers used power tools and an extendable ladder to steal eight jewelry pieces worth $102 million from the Galerie d'Apollon before escaping on motorbikes.
- On Oct. 19, robbers shattered a window and stole eight pieces of jewelry from the Galerie d'Apollon at the Louvre museum, valued at $100 million.
- A powered extendable ladder allowed two suspects to reach the second-floor balcony of the Galerie d'Apollon, where they broke a window and stole jewelry, officials say.
- A video circulated on Oct. 23 showing two people descending an extendable ladder at the Louvre wearing all-black outfits and one with a reflective jacket.
- The Louvre closed for several days and Laurence des Cars, the Louvre's president and director, testified on Oct. 22, saying `We did not detect the thieves' arrival early enough`.
- When asked about the circulating footage on Oct. 23, prosecutors said the Paris Prosecutor's office has no new updates while officials confirm all four suspects escaped on two motorbikes.
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