The Louvre Museum reopened its doors this morning, while France recovers from a million-dollar crime at its facilities. The event, which caused national commotion, occurred on Sunday and led the authorities to take parallel measures for the sector where the theft occurred.
The Louvre had pointed out on Tuesday that that opening would not be completesince the Apollo Gallery where the robbery took place will remain closed “for a certain time”, according to DW.
The Louvre reopened its doors: how the robbery investigation continues
The French Police continue searching for the group of four criminals who broke in in this section of the museum. As it turned out, they arrived with a truck equipped with a stolen forklift used for moving.
The Minister of the Interior, Laurent Nuñezshowed his “full” confidence in the ability of the “more than a hundred” investigators working to find the authors.
For their part, police sources told Europe 1 and CNEWS that the Central Traffic Office of Cultural Goods collected clues about the suspects’ profiles.
Louvre robbery: how much are the jewels stolen from the museum valued at?
The Louvre Museum suffered a historic robbery last Sunday, in which eight jewels were stolen from the Apollo Gallery. According to the prosecutor in the case, Laure Beccuau, the gems They have a value of 88 million euros.
The prosecutor, who described the robbery as “extremely spectacular,” assured that the investigation into the theft of the French crown jewels is advanced with the identification of at least four people who carried out the event.
Likewise, Beccuau explained that, for the moment, “the hypothesis that one or more people have helped criminals from inside the Louvre Museum.
“The evildoers who took these gems They will not win 88 million euros if they have the very bad idea of dismantling these jewels“, he pointed out in dialogue with the chain RTL. ““Perhaps we can hope that they will think this and not destroy these jewels.”added Beccuau about the authorities’ hope of recovering this millionaire patrimony of the French crown.
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