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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 to
00:34Empress Eugenie. French authorities say they found a damaged 19th century crown near the Louvre following
00:41the robbery. The crown once belonged to Empress Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, and is covered in
00:48more than a thousand diamonds. The thieves reportedly arrived at the museum on motorbikes at around
00:549.30 a.m., then used a basket lift to reach a window where they broke in with a disc cutter
01:00to 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.
01:18We have to say that these are professionals. Organized crime today targets objects of art,
01:24and museums, of course, have become targets.
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