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00:00La Présidente, vous confirmez bien que toutes les alarmes ont fonctionné ?
00:03Absolument.
00:04Est-ce que les vidéos ont également fonctionné ?
00:06Les vidéos ont fonctionné, absolument.
00:08Everything worked, and yet everything went wrong on Sunday at the Louvre.
00:13Thieves still managed to pull off a stunning heist at the world-famous museum,
00:17making off with an estimated 88 million euros in jewels, all in just seven minutes.
00:23Before French lawmakers, Louvre director Laurence Descartes had tough questions to answer.
00:28She pointed to a critical blind spot.
00:35The system is clearly very inadequate and does not cover all of the Louvre's facades.
00:39And unfortunately, on the side of the Apollo Gallery,
00:42the only camera installed is directed westward
00:45and therefore did not cover the balcony involved in the break-in.
00:50Descartes says the vulnerabilities were known and that she had called for action years ago.
00:55Upon my arrival, I immediately requested a full security equipment assessment in 2021.
01:02Strengthening perimeter protection is part of the master security plan,
01:06which includes complete video surveillance, coverage of all facades.
01:10As the investigation continues, so does the political fallout.
01:15France's culture minister is standing by Descartes, rejecting her offer to resign.
01:19President Emmanuel Macron, meanwhile, is demanding faster progress be made to secure the Louvre.
01:25The museum has reopened its doors without its crown jewels.
01:29The search for them continues.
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