A piece of jewelry stolen from the Louvre was found near the museum
A piece of jewelry stolen from the Louvre was found near the museum, according to what the French Minister of Culture announced.
French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Sunday that the jewelry was stolen hours before 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.
The robbery occurred, according to preliminary investigations, 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, whose number has not yet been revealed, used a freight elevator to reach the The hall they targeted was equipped with a small electric saw, according to a security source.
A 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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