According to Haiker News, on the evening of the 19th, local time, the British "Sun" exposed the latest picture of the suspected robbery on the same day in the Louvre in France. The picture shows the suspect wearing a black hat, wearing the stolen construction workers' clothes, hand-held electric saws forced to cut out the showcase to take the collection.

Images of the suspected robbery.

According to reports, the gang stole nine royal jewelry from the Napoleonic period, and two have now been recovered. French Culture Minister Dati said the bandits dropped a jewelry while escaping, but the jewelry has been severely damaged.

French police patrol near the Louvre Museum

According to Central Television News, the Louvre announced on the evening of the 19th that an intrusion into the Apollo Gallery occurred that morning. The gallery contains the collection of French royal jewelry and the "Crown Diamond" series. Two high-security cabinets were targeted, with a total of eight jewelry with "unestimated historical value" being stolen, including:

¡¤ Crowns in Queen Mary-Ammelie and Queen Aldon's Headwear Sets

Queen Mary-Amelie and Queen Aldon's blue gem set necklace

¡¤Earrings in the sapphire set of Queen Marie-Amelia and Queen Ordance

Queen Mary Louise's Grandmother's Green Suit

¡¤Earrings in Queen Marie-Louise's emerald suit

¡¤ "relicary brooch"

Crown of Queen Owen

¡¤Queen Eugenie's brooch

Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Ordance's crowns, sapphire necklaces and sapphire earrings (data map)

Crown of the Queen of Owen (data map)

The announcement pointed out that the alarm systems on the exterior windows of the gallery and the two display cabinets have been activated. The invasion was "extremely rapid and destructive."

At the time, the five staff in the exhibition hall and adjacent areas immediately followed the security procedures, first contacted the police and protected the personnel on the scene.

Queen Eugenie's Crown (Data Map)

The Louvre said that due to the quick response and proper handling of the staff, the suspect abandoned some equipment and the stolen crown of Queen Eugenie when he fled. The status of the crown is currently being evaluated.

Earlier, French media that the suspects had stolen nine jewelry, including two jewelry, including the crown of Queen Eugenie, had been recovered, the news was not confirmed by French police.

In addition, the Louvre said the suspect was stopped by a Louvre employee when he attempted to set fire to the mechanical equipment used (a suspected lifting device) and the criminals then fled.

No one was injured in the incident.

Queen Marie-Louise's emerald necklace and earrings (data map)

The Louvre is deploying a new security system

French Minister of Culture Dati expressed gratitude to the Louvre staff for their response and professionalism, and pointed out that under the framework of the "Louvre New Renaissance Plan" announced by President Macron at the beginning of the year, the museum is deploying a new security system, including:

¡¤New generation surveillance camera systems;

• Invasion detection systems;

¡¤ A new central security command centre.

The Paris Public Prosecutor's Office has opened an investigation into the charges of "organized gang theft" and "conspiracy to commit crimes." The case was investigated by the Major Crimes Unit of the Paris Police Department under the guidance of the prosecutor.

Macron: Theft is a serious violation of the value of French cultural heritage

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke on the Louvre jewelry theft on the evening of 19 local time, saying the theft was a serious violation of France's valuable cultural heritage, related to the nation's history and memory.

He pointed out that the government is doing its utmost to pursue the case, recover the stolen collections, and will pursue relevant responsibilities according to law under the leadership of the Paris Prosecutor¡¯s Office.

Visitors question museum security measures

The Louvre Museum was robbed and many of its collections were stolen. The museum later announced that it would be temporarily closed for one day. Although a large number of tourists who booked tickets in advance were unable to enter, they still refused to leave, hoping to know the latest developments of the incident.

Louvre Museum temporarily closed for one day

Some tourists said in an interview with the headquarters that they were about to leave Paris soon and were very disappointed to miss the opportunity to visit the Louvre today. At the same time, they were also shocked and incomprehensible to the occurrence of this theft.

Tourist Monica

Monica, a tourist, thinks that usually after entering the museum, every room will be guarded by a staff member, but to her shock, there was no one there this morning.

Tourists Adam (left) and Mahdi (right)

Tourist Adem also argued that usually there should be a security as well as a warning and security measures in each showroom, but now it seems too easy for the robbery to happen next to the road.

Tourist Mahdi said: ¡°This was the only day we wanted to visit the Louvre, and then it happened.

Tourist Wang Jinya was interviewed

Tourist Wang Jinya made a special trip to Paris from the UK. She said: "I originally bought tickets for the afternoon, but when I woke up in the morning, I saw this news on my mobile phone, saying that the Louvre was all closed. I was particularly shocked. I didn't expect the Louvre to be stolen."

(Source: Haike News CCTV News)