CRIME & LAW

Crown jewels stolen from Louvre in ‘4-minute operation’ by thieves in broad daylight

Thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade Sunday, forced a window and smashed display cases in a four-minute raid that stole Napoleonic jewels about 250 meters from the Mona Lisa, officials said. The daylight heist prompted the museum to steer visitors out and shut down as police sealed Seine-side streets and launched forensic work. One object, identified by French media as Empress Eugénie’s emerald-set crown, was found broken outside. Authorities say the crew broke two cases and fled on scooters, intensifying scrutiny of a museum where staff warn crowding, construction zones and thin staffing strain security.

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