What do we know about the jewellery theft at the Louvre?
Four people stole several historical pieces from the world's most visited museum, including the jewels of Queens Maria Amelia and Eugenia de Montijo. One of them was lost during the flight, and the Paris Public Prosecutor's Office is investigating what happened.
The theft atthe Louvre Museum continues to give a lot to talk about. In just seven minutes, the four thieves took away a set of jewels of "incalculable patrimonial and historical value." The French Minister of the Interior, Laurent Núñez, explained that the perpetrators of the robbery did so professionally and without causing injury, but lost part of their loot in the escape.
The robbery took place at 9.30 a.m., when the commando entered the south wing of the museum, by the Seine, using two motorcycles and a forklift.
Among the stolen pieces are a headband and a sapphire necklace of Queen Mary Amelia and Hortensia, emerald earrings of Mary Luisa, and a brooch and headband of Empress Eugenia.
President Emmanuel Macron said the robbery was "an attack on our heritage and history" and assured that the authorities will do everything possible to recover the pieces.
Communist Senator Ian Brossat has recalled that workers went on strike in June and have lost 200 workers in the last five years.
The Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, has stressed that France has been fighting art robberies in its museums for years and has confirmed that the Louvre requested a security audit. The last theft recorded in the museum dates back to 1998, but the most remembered is that of Gioconda in 1911, recovered two years later.
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