Louvre robbery - Napoleon's jewels stolen

Louvre robbery: criminals stole Napoleon's jewels but left the biggest diamond

This morning one of the most famous museums in the world - the Louvre in Paris - became the scene of a daring robbery. As reported by Le Parisien, three armed and masked criminals entered the building during repair work and nine Napoleonic jewels were stolen, The collection includes a tiara, brooch, necklace and other historical jewellery.

After the incident, the museum completely closed to visitors, and the area was cordoned off by law enforcement officers.

How the robbery took place

According to the investigation, the robbers took advantage of by freight lift, to get to the Apollo Gallery«, where jewellery is stored.
Two of them got inside, by breaking windows, and the third one stayed outside in the chats.

The criminals acted quickly and professionally: only a part of the exhibits was selected, without touching on the most valuable of them - the legendary the Regent diamond weighing 140 carats, which belonged to Napoleon.

A strange discovery near the museum

As reported by Le Parisien, In the neighbouring street, they later found the broken crown of Empress Eugenia Bogarny, one of the stolen relics. It was probably, thrown away by the robbers themselves during their escape.

Police do not yet rule out the possibility that the attackers could have escaped by car or scooter, taking advantage of the chaos in the centre of Paris.

Panic inside the museum

Eyewitnesses report real chaos within the walls of the Louvre. The police tried to enter the building through a side door, but it was blocked.
The people who were inside, banging on the door, trying to escape, However, the guards did not immediately understand what was happening.

The investigation is ongoing

The French police have launched a large-scale investigation. Criminalists and anti-terrorist police units are involved in the search.
The media are already comparing the incident to the legendary robberies of world museums in the twentieth century - this crime may go down in history for its scale and brazenness.