Macron Is Furious That Easy The Paris Louvre Museum Is Burglarized In 6-7 Minutes

The thief broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, France, using a crane to break the upper floor window. The robbers stole invaluable objects from the area that kept the French crown jewel before escaping on a motorbike.

The robbery raises complicated questions about security at the museum, where officials have raised alarms about the lack of investment on world-famous sites, home to artworks like Mona Lisa, which visitors visit 8.7 million in 2024.

"The theft carried out in the Louvre is an attack on the legacy that we uphold because it is our history," said French President Emmanuel Macron on X.

"We will return the works, and the perpetrators will be tried," he continued.

The thieves took action around 09.30 local time when the museum had opened to the public, and entered the Galerie d'Apollon building.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau explained the robbery lasted between six and seven minutes and was carried out by four unarmed people, but threatened the guards with angular gerinda.

A total of nine objects were targeted by criminals, and eight of them were actually stolen.

The thieves lost their ninth object, the crown of Napoleon III's wife, Queen Eugenie, while fleeing, Beccuau said.

"The value is tens of millions of euros - only this crown and in my opinion, that's not the most important thing," Drouot's auction house president Alexandre Giquello told Reuters.

Beccuau said it was still a mystery why thieves did not steal the Regent diamond, which is stored in the Galerie d'Apollon and is estimated to be worth more than 60 million by Sotheby's.

"I have no explanation," he said.

"Only after they are detained and facing investigators, we will know what kind of order they have and why don't they target that window," he said.

Beccuau said one of the thieves wore a yellow reflective vest, which investigators later found.

French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said an investigation was carried out by a special police unit that had a high level of success in uncovering major robberies.

"Investigators continue to open all the clues," said Beccuau.

However, he said the possible robbery was carried out by a collector, who in this case there is a possibility the items could be recovered in good condition, or carried out by thieves who are only interested in jewelry and precious metals.

According to him, foreign hand-mixing is not included in the main hypothesis.

"We are investigating the hypothesis of organized crime," he said.

It could be that the thief, continued Beccuau, works to get stolen goods, or tries to gain access to jewelry that can be used to wash the proceeds of crime.

"Currently, anything can be linked to drug trafficking, given the large amount of money it makes from drug trafficking," he said.