Overview

• Three to four suspects accessed the gallery via a nacelle on a truck, cut through a window with a disc saw, and attacked two display cases, according to the interior minister.
• Preliminary counts indicate seven to nine pieces from the Napoléon and Empress collections were taken, and one item—reported as Empress Eugénie’s crown—was found damaged outside.
• The thieves fled on TMAX scooters toward the périphérique/A6; no injuries were reported and visitors were evacuated as the museum closed for the day.
• The Paris prosecutor opened an investigation for organized theft, assigning the BRB with OCBC support, as ministers Rachida Dati and Laurent Nuñez visited the scene.
• Reports say the famed Régent diamond remains in place, while authorities describe the loss as of inestimable historical value and review security vulnerabilities at major museums.