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France Reels as Louvre Museum Heist Leaves $200M in Jewels Stolen.
The French government has admitted that the security protocols for the world's most-visited museum were breached, allowing thieves to steal eight priceless items of jewelry worth an estimated $200m during a brazen daytime robbery at the Louvre.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin stated that people were able to easily bypass security measures, using a mechanical lift and cutting through glass display cases. The theft occurred on Sunday morning when four masked thieves entered the museum via a balcony close to the River Seine.
The thieves stole an emerald and diamond necklace gifted by Napoleon to his wife, Empress Marie-Louise. A diadem with nearly 2,000 diamonds was also stolen along with a necklace containing eight sapphires and 631 diamonds that once belonged to Queen Marie-Amelie.
Darmanin stated that the thieves "parked a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris" before getting people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels.
The entire robbery took only around eight minutes, with the thieves using power tools to break into the museum. The French police have vowed to increase security measures and tighten surveillance cameras at cultural institutions across France.
As the investigation unfolds, many are questioning how such a brazen theft could occur at one of the world's most secure museums. The incident has also raised serious questions about the effectiveness of France's security protocols and whether more can be done to prevent similar heists in the future.
The French government has admitted that the security protocols for the world's most-visited museum were breached, allowing thieves to steal eight priceless items of jewelry worth an estimated $200m during a brazen daytime robbery at the Louvre.
Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin stated that people were able to easily bypass security measures, using a mechanical lift and cutting through glass display cases. The theft occurred on Sunday morning when four masked thieves entered the museum via a balcony close to the River Seine.
The thieves stole an emerald and diamond necklace gifted by Napoleon to his wife, Empress Marie-Louise. A diadem with nearly 2,000 diamonds was also stolen along with a necklace containing eight sapphires and 631 diamonds that once belonged to Queen Marie-Amelie.
Darmanin stated that the thieves "parked a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris" before getting people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels.
The entire robbery took only around eight minutes, with the thieves using power tools to break into the museum. The French police have vowed to increase security measures and tighten surveillance cameras at cultural institutions across France.
As the investigation unfolds, many are questioning how such a brazen theft could occur at one of the world's most secure museums. The incident has also raised serious questions about the effectiveness of France's security protocols and whether more can be done to prevent similar heists in the future.
what's the point of having all these security measures if some genius just parks a furniture hoist on the Seine and swings in? like, who needs that many cameras when someone can just cut through glass display cases with power tools? 
$200m worth of gems gone in 8 minutes is insane. should've been more than just "easy bypass" security 
they stole like, tons of jewelry worth 200 million dollars 
its like, how did they even do it? 
cant believe how fast they got in there too, only 8 minutes 
what kinda security protocols are we talking about here? 
and honestly, those thieves were just trying to make some history themselves, stealing from a museum is basically the ultimate heist 
, what's going on with the Louvre's security? I mean, it's supposed to be one of the most secure museums in the world, but clearly they weren't paying attention. I can imagine being a thief and just waltzing in during the day, no big deal 
. And 8 minutes?! That's crazy fast 
. They should've had more cameras and better alarm systems. It's not like they were stealing a few old paintings, it was priceless jewels worth millions 
. Anyway, gotta give props to the French police for trying to tighten things up, but this is just one of those "wow, how did that happen?" moments 
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! How do thieves even manage to get past security like that? It's not exactly rocket science, right? 
They basically just cut through glass display cases and used a mechanical lift... wow.