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Louvre thieves evaded police with 30 seconds to spare, investigation finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

Report also found ‘an overall failure of the museum’, including broken security camera and lack of coordination, hearing told

How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris museum, a damning investigation has revealed.

The investigation, ordered by the culture ministry after the embarrassing daylight heist, revealed that only one of two security cameras was working near the site where the intruders broke in on the morning of Sunday 19 October.

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Louvre thieves evaded police with 30 seconds to spare, investigation finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

Report also found ‘an overall failure of the museum’, including broken security camera and lack of coordination, hearing told

How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris museum, a damning investigation has revealed.

The investigation, ordered by the culture ministry after the embarrassing daylight heist, revealed that only one of two security cameras was working near the site where the intruders broke in on the morning of Sunday 19 October.

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Louvre thieves evaded police with 30 seconds to spare, investigation finds

news.movim.eu / TheGuardian • 10 December 2025

Report also found ‘an overall failure of the museum’, including broken security camera and lack of coordination, hearing told

How the Louvre museum robbery happened in video, photographs and maps

The thieves who stole crown jewels from the Louvre in October evaded police with just 30 seconds to spare due to avoidable security failures at the Paris museum, a damning investigation has revealed.

The investigation, ordered by the culture ministry after the embarrassing daylight heist, revealed that only one of two security cameras was working near the site where the intruders broke in on the morning of Sunday 19 October.