According to a CCTV News report, on Jan. 18 local time, a French investigative program released new surveillance footage of the theft at the Louvre Museum.
Around 9:30 am on Oct. 19, 2025, cameras in the Louvre's Apollo Gallery captured two thieves breaking in through a first-floor window. The footage shows the first thief wearing a fluorescent vest, while the second wore a motorcycle helmet. They then proceeded toward display cases containing French royal jewelry. Carrying tools such as cutting equipment, the pair damaged two display cases within minutes. One thief seized the crown of Empress Eugénie, while the other took matching jewelry sets belonging to Queen Marie-Amélie and Queen Hortense.
At the time of the incident, several security personnel standing just meters away appeared hesitant in their response. As the two thieves arrived, one guard made a phone call, while another picked up a barrier post and took a few steps toward the intruders, but took no further action. The surveillance footage later captured the thieves leaving through the same window.
On Oct. 19, 2025, four masked individuals arrived outside the Louvre, working together to operate a lifting device, infiltrate the building from an exterior balcony, and steal nine pieces of jewelry within minutes.
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