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Louvre Details Heist Method, Unveils Security Overhaul After Jewel Theft

Parliamentary testimony detailed the security weaknesses the heist exploited.

Overview

  • Louvre director Laurence des Cars told lawmakers the thieves opened Apollo Gallery vitrines with electric angle grinders, a threat the 2019 cases were not built to counter.
  • A mobile police post is being arranged with state ministries, and 100 additional surveillance cameras are slated for installation by year’s end.
  • The museum will appoint a security coordinator this month and will introduce perimeter barriers from December to prevent vehicle parking near the site.
  • Authorities have opened proceedings against three suspected participants and a woman accused of aiding the burglary, and the stolen jewels remain missing.
  • Separately, one gallery was recently closed after unstable beams were found, and 65 employees were relocated while structural checks continue.