The robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, occurred on the morning of 19th, and the museum was then declared temporarily closed for a day.

Precious jewelry stolen within minutes

One has been recovered

Headquarters reporterIt was learned that preliminary clues from the French police investigation and information from insiders at the Louvre showed that in the early morning of the same day, several masked suspects broke into the Louvre in Paris from the construction area on the side of the Seine River, used elevators to enter the Apollo Gallery exhibition area, broke the glass, and stole multiple pieces of collectibles. Sources saidSuspect fled after stealing 9 pieces of Napoleonic jewelry¡£

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed that the suspect stole extremely valuable jewelry and fled quickly after the crime.The trial lasted about 7 minutes.Nunez said a major armed robbery in the Louvre exposed the French museum system to ¡°great security vulnerabilities.¡±

French Culture Minister Dati said no one was injured in the incident. Later, she confirmedA jewel was left behind on the suspect's escape and has now been recovered.¡£

She said, "Visitors have been evacuated, and the value of stolen goods is extremely high", and said that the whole operation "only lasted about 4 minutes".

The suspect "stepped on the spot in advance"

Police are pursuing 3 to 4 suspects

Nunez said policeEfforts are being made to pursue three to four perpetrators, and the possibility that the suspects are foreigners is not ruled out¡£

He also said it was clearly a ¡°group of pre-stepping, old-fashioned, and very fast-acting¡± and announced that all of the Paris Police Department¡¯s core departments would be fully engaged in the operation.

He said he was "full of confidence" in finding the perpetrators as soon as possible.

Prosecutor has launched an investigation.

The Paris prosecutor's office announced that the case had been investigated on charges of "organized gang theft" and "association for the commission of a crime."The case was investigated by the Paris Judicial Police Department's heavy case team and assisted by the Central Anti-Counterfeiting Office.

The French President follows up the investigation of the case

France's Elysée Palace said President Macron had been listening to Interior Minister Nunes and Culture Minister Dati's report on the progress and investigation of the armed robberies at the Louvre since the morning of the 19th.

(Headquarters reporter Zhu Xuesong)