According to CCTV news, French Minister of Culture Dati said on the 19th local time that an armed robbery occurred when the Louvre in Paris opened that morning, and no injuries were reported. She has rushed to the scene to learn about the situation with museum and police personnel, and the investigation is currently underway. The Louvre Museum announced that due to special reasons, the museum will temporarily suspend its opening to the public today.

The picture shows the Louvre in Paris (data map)

Around 9 a.m. local time, ¡°multiple perpetrators¡± entered the Louvre Museum in Paris¡¯ first district.

According to preliminary clues from the investigation, the perpetrators were ¡°completely covered¡± and entered the building from the side of the Seine River, where construction was underway.

The source said the bandits allegedly ¡°used a freight elevator to enter a floor¡± and then ¡°broke a window¡± and ¡°stole a batch of jewelry.¡±

After "breaking the glass," two men allegedly entered the room while a third man was outside looking out. Thieves "snatched 9 pieces" from Napoleon and his queen's jewelry collection: including necklaces, brooches, crowns...

An insider at the Louvre said the famous "Regent Diamond", weighing more than 140 carats, had not been stolen. The amount of the loss remains to be assessed.

After the crime, the bandits "take a motorcycle" and fled towards the A6 motorway.

At the moment, the police are conducting a tense investigation on the scene.As for how much the robbers actually stole, reports say that "the amount of the stolen items is still to be determined."

French culture minister Dati's side confirmed that "one or more perpetrators" broke into the museum, but did not specify whether the artwork was stolen.

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