Overview

• Intruders accessed the Galerie d’Apollon around 9:30 a.m. using a basket lift and freight elevator, cut a window with power tools and smashed display cases.
• Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said the operation lasted about seven minutes and appeared to be carried out by a team that had scouted the site.
• The thieves fled on two-wheelers, police evacuated visitors, and the museum closed for the day to preserve evidence.
• A detailed inventory is underway; Le Parisien reports nine Napoleonic-era pieces were taken and one jewel, believed to be Empress Eugénie’s crown, was found damaged near the museum.
• The Paris prosecutor opened a probe for organized theft and criminal conspiracy with specialized units reviewing CCTV and forensic evidence, and officials reported no injuries.