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French Interior Minister: Jewelry stolen from the Louvre Museum "Priceless"

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday that the jewelry was stolen hours ago from the Louvre Museum in Paris "Priceless" and"Of heritage value"

The Minister explained in statements to French media that "Three or four" Thieves carried out the robbery during "Seven minutes"indicating that they entered the museum from outside using "lever" Placed on the back of a truck to enter "Apollo Hall"where they focused their efforts on "Two display cabinets".

Several thieves carried out a robbery on Jewelryat the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday morning before they fled, according to what an informed source told Agence France-Presse.
According to preliminary investigations, the robbery occurred between 9:30 and 9:40 a.m., and the value of the stolen items is currently being assessed.

Theft of the Louvre Museum

The thieves used They were then taken to a freight elevator to reach the hall they targeted, and they were equipped with a small electric saw, according to a security source.

The newspaper reported "Le Parisien" French that the criminals entered the sprawling building from the facade overlooking The Seine River, where construction work is taking place.
She said, they used a freight elevator to get directly to the target room at the Apollo exhibition, and after smashing the windows, they robbed, according to the newspaper "Le Parisien", "Nine pieces from the Napoleon and Empress jewelry collection".

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