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 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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