Overview
- French television aired surveillance video from the Apollo Gallery showing two thieves smashing cases and working for about four minutes as staff did not intervene.
- Investigators say the crew used a stolen mover’s truck, a furniture lift and angle grinders to enter through a window and then fled on high‑powered scooters.
- Four men in their 30s remain in custody after DNA on broken glass, a scooter and equipment linked them to the raid, while a fifth suspect was charged as an accomplice and released under supervision.
- Eight jewels are still missing after a dropped crown was recovered damaged, and prosecutors say there is no indication the pieces have left France or that an external organizer has been identified.
- Security lapses highlighted by the footage and audits have put Louvre leadership under strain, with the culture minister signaling personnel changes and staff strikes closing the museum again on Monday.