Manhunt for thieves who broke into Louvre Museum, Paris

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The robbers took just 4 minutes to make their way to the Apollon Gallery via an upper-storey window, making off with nine pieces of priceless jewellery from the Napoleon and Empress collection.

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00:00Thieves have pulled off a brazen heist inside one of the world's most secure galleries.

00:05The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed on Sunday, October 19th, 2025, after robbers made off with

00:12several pieces of jewellery from the Apollon Gallery, where a selection of remaining French

00:17crown jewels were displayed. The Parisiennes reported the theft of nine pieces of jewellery

00:23from the Napoleon and Empress collection, including the emerald and diamond necklace

00:28that Napoleon gave to his wife, Empress Marie Louise, and a diamond brooch once belonging

00:34to Empress Eugenie. French authorities say they found a damaged 19th century crown near the Louvre

00:40following the robbery. The crown once belonged to Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III,

00:47and is covered in more than a thousand diamonds. The thieves reportedly arrived at the museum on

00:53motorbikes at around 9.30am, then used a basket lift to reach a window where they broke in with

00:59a disc cutter to enter via the Seine-facing side of the museum, where construction is currently underway.

01:09We came immediately, a couple minutes after we received the information of this robbery.

01:14To be completely honest, this operation lasted almost four minutes. It was very quick. We have to say that

01:20these are professionals. Organized crime today targets objects of art, and museums, of course,

01:26have become targets.

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