Overview
- The Paris prosecutor said an investigation is underway and suspects have not been identified.
- Nine jewels were taken from the royal and imperial collection, and two pieces, including Empress Eugénie de Montijo’s damaged crown, were recovered.
- The interior minister said the crew reached a window using a ladder on a cherry-picker and cut the glass with an angle grinder.
- Prosecutors describe four perpetrators, with conflicting accounts placing the operation at either four or seven minutes.
- The thieves fled on scooters, and the culture minister stated the museum’s security systems were functioning.