"With the nation reeling from news of a brazen Sunday morning heist in which French authorities say thieves made off with some of the nation's most precious historical jewels, the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, remains closed on Monday. Police and investigators are on the scene conducting forensics operations in hopes that they and their colleagues can find the perpetrators and the loot that they made off with."
"How could thieves rob the Louvre? In Sunday's heist, thieves used a truck with a cherry picker lift to access the Apollo Gallery, built by Louis XIV in 1661 as a model for Versailles' Hall of Mirrors. It was there that they used angle cutters and other instruments to break open vitrines housing the jewels as visitors slowly gained entrance when the Louvre opened its doors."
"The theft of eight historically important royal jewels "of inestimable value" dating back to Napoleon's reign one, the crown of Empress Eugenie, was dropped (and damaged) by the crew as they fled the scene has ignited a firestorm of recrimination, with authorities and citizens alike asking how something like this could happen. Police are scouring the scene for evidence, both inside the museum and out"
Thieves staged a brazen Sunday morning robbery at the Louvre, using a truck with a cherry-picker lift to reach the Apollo Gallery and break open display vitrines with angle cutters. They stole eight historically important royal jewels dating to Napoleon's reign; one item, the crown of Empress Eugenie, was dropped and damaged during their escape. The museum remained closed on Monday while some 60 investigators conducted forensic searches and scoured the scene for evidence. Thieves left behind tools and equipment that may identify them. Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin acknowledged security shortcomings across French museums and pledged investigations into protecting national treasures.
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