More details were revealed in the French Louvre museum robbery on October 19.Many media reports said that the museum had been open for half an hour at the time of the incident, and this is a rare case.The Louvre claims that security measures are strict, and why such a big case will happen, raises widespread concern.

It is only 250 metres from Mona Lisa.

Paris Prosecutor's Office Prosecutor Laurel Bercouau told the case, about 9:30 on the 19th local time, four people came outside the Louvre, divided in cooperation with the operation of the lifting device, from the exterior balcony of the building into the inside, with a corner mill broken the exhibition cabinet, robbed the artifacts, in the meantime also with a corner mill threatened the security of the museum, and finally a motorcycle escaped.

The media, citing French officials, that the entire process lasted only seven minutes.

According to the Associated Press, the case happened about half an hour after the opening of the museum, only 250 meters away from the famous painting Mona Lisa, when tourists had already entered the museum. This kind of crime is rare in broad daylight.

The French Ministry of Culture announced on the 19th that nine robbed cultural relics were "of immeasurable value", and one of the crowns had been found. The unaccounted artifacts include crowns, necklaces and earrings used by both Marie-Amélie, queen of King Louis Philippe of France, and Ortense, mother of Napoleon III; Necklace and earrings of Marie-Louise, Queen of Napoleon; And the brooch and crown of Eugenie, Empress of Napoleon III.

At present, the police have found the yellow vest one of the suspects wore when committing the crime. Prosecutors initially determined that this was an organized crime and were pursuing four suspects.

In the face of security loopholes, "make up for it too late"?

According to the Associated Press, thefts have occurred many times in the history of the Louvre. The most famous is that in 1911, the Mona Lisa disappeared and was found in Italy two years later.

As a museum that receives millions of visitors every year, the Louvre has strict security measures. Therefore, the security situation at the time of the incident on the 19th became the focus of attention.

According to the prosecutor Bequau, the alarm system of the Louvre was in normal working condition at that time, but it is still doubtful whether the security guards heard the alarm and whether the alarm sounded in the exhibition hall where the robbery occurred.

The Louvre staff complained that the number of visitors was too large and the number of staff was too small to put pressure on the security. Museum staff also held a strike in June. The trade unions said that there were too many visitors, the exhibition halls were too many, but the security staff was too few. In addition to the building areas, freight channels, etc., there were more security risks.

It is reported that the security measures of collections like Mona Lisa are very strict. However, the case on the 19th shows that the protection measures of more than 33,000 collections in the Louvre are not monolithic.

In the case, the suspect brought his own elevator and entered the room from the outer wall of the Louvre. This also exposes an obvious security loophole. This mechanical device can enter the museum area without security check?

French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said security measures in the Louvre have been strengthened in recent years.Another French official said security upgrades include the installation of a new generation of surveillance cameras, surrounding intrusion detection systems, and the establishment of a new central security command center.

Critics bluntly say the measures came too late. (Reporters: He Mengshu, Zhang Baihui, Qiao Ying)