French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on October 19 that police are hunting three to four perpetrators who stole the Louvre collection. Nunez pointed out that it was clearly a group of pre-stepping, experienced, and very fast-paced.

The French Minister of Culture, Rabatti, said: One of the jewelry was left behind while the suspects escaped and has now been recovered.

Paris prosecutors earlier announced that a formal case for the theft of the Louvre had been filed, the case being investigated by a heavy case team of the Paris Justice Police Department and assisted by the Central Anti-Counterfeiting Office.

According to the World Times, citing the U.S. News Agency, The thieves used elevators and disc cutters to sneak into the Louvre and completed the theft in just 7 minutes.According to the report, the thief broke into the Apollo Promenade on the Seine side of the Louvre, where there are jewelry exhibits of Napoleonic period. Thieves robbed at least nine precious historical jewelry, including the precious jewelry of Napoleon and the queen of Orléans. One of the artifacts was destroyed when it was discovered outside the museum, and the artifacts are suspected to be the crown of the queen of Orléans.(According to CCTV news, two pieces of jewelry including the crown have been recovered).

The Crown of Queen Eugenie.

earlier report

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.

French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati said on the morning of October 19th, local time, that an armed robbery occurred when the Louvre in Paris opened that morning. No injuries have been reported. According to French media reports, the thief broke through the window and snatched nine pieces of Napoleonic jewelry. Then, he fled the scene by electric car.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed that the suspects stole extremely valuable jewelry. The trial lasted about 7 minutes.¡£ Nunez said that the major armed robbery in the Louvre exposed the "great security vulnerability" of the French museum system. He revealed that the police are making every effort to track down the perpetrators, and the possibility that the suspects are foreigners is not ruled out.

A robbery at the Louvre Museum occurred on Monday morning.

According to French media reports, shortly after the museum opened this morning, three masked men broke into the Louvre. They allegedly used an external lift undergoing renovation to access the Louvre's "Promenade Apollo" on the side of the Seine. This exhibition hall is the storage place of French royal jewels.

One viewer wrote on the social platform: "As soon as I arrived at the Louvre, I saw security personnel locked inside! Everyone at the door was told they could not enter today and the museum was closed."

The picture shows the entrance to the Louvre Museum

Paris prosecutors have announced that they have opened an investigation into the Louvre robbery allegations of ¡°organized gang robbery¡± and ¡°association to commit crimes.¡± The case is investigated by the Serious Crimes Unit of the Paris Judicial Police¡£

The Louvre Hall of Apollo.

The Louvre Museum is a landmark building in Paris and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

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