Taiwan's National Palace Museum Tightens Security Following Louvre Heist

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Taiwan’s National Palace Museum is stepping up security after a major robbery at the Louvre in Paris saw some of France's priceless crown jewels stolen. The museum in Taipei is running more emergency drills and enlisting the help of its K-9 unit to prevent a similar heist attempt.

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00:00Regular searches for explosives are part of daily security routines at Taiwan's National

00:09Palace Museum. The museum has recently tightened its security measures. That's after thieves stole

00:16several priceless items from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday. Using an extendable ladder

00:22and other basic tools, the burglars took less than 10 minutes to nab eight pieces,

00:28including a jeweled headband, necklaces and earrings. The heist marks the fourth French

00:34museum robbery in two months, and it's got museum administrators here in Taiwan nervous.

00:58But the National Palace Museum says it would be impossible for someone to break into

01:08its building using the same method.

01:10The museum also has its own K9 units, which started in 1985. The team includes four dogs and their

01:15handlers.

01:29The museum also has its own K9 units, which started in 1985. The

01:36team includes four dogs and their handlers.

01:58To make sure the museum's treasures are secure, the facility holds regular drills.

02:05The museum also plans to conduct intrusion simulation drills based on the Louvre

02:26device in the near future, testing how its security systems can hold up under real-world scenarios.

02:32Joseph Wu and Sanichi for Taiwan Plus.

02:35The person here in the near future, reaching out to his 11th century.

02:40The museum is an executive station, which is located in Vietnam at a time in the near future.

02:46The museum is located in the near future.

02:49It's a historic museum of the museum's extraordinaire.

02:53The museum is a facility that has built the new area for the museum of the museum,

02:58the museum is a facility for the museum, which is the foundation of the museum.

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