{"id":39751,"date":"2025-10-26T09:40:44","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:40:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=39751"},"modified":"2025-10-26T09:40:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T09:40:44","slug":"c2em38pdv0doat_mediumrssat_campaignrss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2025\/10\/26\/c2em38pdv0doat_mediumrssat_campaignrss\/","title":{"rendered":"Two arrested over theft of jewels at Louvre, French media report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris&#8217;s Louvre museum, French media say.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">According to Le Parisien newspaper, the men were originally from the Parisian suburb of Seine-Saint-Denis, and one was preparing to board a flight from Charles de Gaulle Airport.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Items worth \u20ac88m (\u00a376m; $102m) were taken from the world&#8217;s most-visited museum last Sunday, when four thieves wielding power tools broke into the building in broad daylight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">France&#8217;s justice minister has since conceded security protocols &#8220;failed&#8221;, leaving the country with a &#8220;terrible image&#8221;.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Reports say the suspects, who are known to police for previous burglaries, were arrested on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Specialist police have now taken on the case and can question them for up to 96 hours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The BBC has contacted the Paris Public Prosecutor&#8217;s Office. <\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The gang reportedly arrived at 09:30 (06:30 GMT), shortly after the museum opened to visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">The suspects arrived with a vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Galerie d&#8217;Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) via a balcony close to the River Seine.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Pictures from the scene showed the ladder leading up to a first-floor window.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Two of the thieves got inside by cutting through the window with power tools.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">They then threatened the guards, who evacuated the premises, and cut through the glass of two display cases containing jewels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">A preliminary report has revealed that one in three rooms in the area of the museum raided had no CCTV cameras, according to French media.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">French police say the thieves were inside for four minutes and made their escape on two scooters waiting outside at 09:38.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-9a00e533-0 eZyhnA\">Security measures have been tightened around France&#8217;s cultural institutions, officials said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#arrested #theft #jewels #Louvre #French #media #report<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two suspects have been arrested over the theft of precious crown jewels from Paris&#8217;s Louvre museum, French media say. 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