The robberies at the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, occurred on the morning of the 19th, and the museum then announced the temporary closure of the museum for a day. On the same day, hidden people stole nine jewelry from the Napoleonic period, one of which was found outside the museum.

Crime in a few minutes

According to multiple media reports, between 9:30 and 40 a.m. local time, several cover-up personnel arrived at the scene, from the museum to the area on the side of the Seine River, using small electrical saws to destroy the windows, enter the target room, and rob nine jewelry from the Napoleonic period.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said in an interview with French media that the ¡°major robbery¡± was carried out by ¡°an experienced team¡± in ¡°extremely short time¡±. According to him, the suspect used the lifting device on a truck to enter the museum and break the glass, the entire process of only seven minutes, the value of the artifacts that were stolen ¡°can¡¯t be estimated.¡± At the moment the suspect escaped.

French media quoted Nunez as saying that the museum "is making every effort to find the perpetrator as soon as possible".

According to French media reports, the stolen cultural relics included necklaces, brooches, crowns, etc. The "Regent Diamond" weighing more than 140 carats was not taken away. A piece of jewelry was left behind during the suspect's escape and has now been recovered. According to Le Parisienne, what was found outside the Louvre Museum was a crown that may have belonged to Queen Eugenie, the wife of Napoleon III, and was damaged when it was found.

Many times stolen.

French Minister of Culture Racida Dati wrote on social media that day: "A robbery occurred when the Louvre opened this morning. No one was injured." Dati said she was working with museum staff and police to handle the incident on the spot, and relevant investigations were underway.

Le Parisien quoted witnesses as saying that "tourists were generally in panic" at the time of the incident and "everyone in the museum ran around and knocked on the glass door hard, trying to escape, but to no avail." Later, museum staff and police personnel rushed to the scene.

The Louvre announced on social media that the museum will be closed "today" for special reasons.The Louvre Museum is a landmark building in Paris and welcomes millions of visitors each year.

According to the Associated Press, there have been many thefts in the history of the Louvre. The most famous one was that in 1911, the famous painting "Mona Lisa" disappeared and was found in Florence, Italy two years later. In 1983, two pairs of Renaissance armors were stolen from the Louvre and were not recovered until nearly 40 years later.

Reporter: Zhang Baihui, Qiao Benxiao, Huang Aiping