{"id":228306,"date":"2025-12-12T00:20:22","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:20:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/228306\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T00:20:22","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T00:20:22","slug":"louvre-thieves-escaped-with-just-30-seconds-to-spare-inquiry-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/228306\/","title":{"rendered":"Louvre thieves escaped with just 30 seconds to spare, inquiry finds"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thieves who stole more than 100 million dollars in crown jewels from the Louvre in October escaped with barely 30 seconds to spare, a French Senate inquiry has said, as politicians detailed a series of security failures that allowed the gang to slip away in broad daylight.<\/p>\n

The parliamentary probe, ordered after the embarrassing heist on October 19, found that only one of two cameras covering the break-in point was functioning and that security staff lacked enough screens to monitor footage in real time.<\/p>\n

When the alarm finally sounded, police were initially dispatched to the wrong location, investigators told senators.<\/p>\n

The heist took place on October 19 (AP)<\/p>\n

\u201cGive or take 30 seconds, guards or police could have intercepted them,\u201d Noel Corbin, head of the inquiry, told the Senate\u2019s culture committee.<\/p>\n

The report also cited outdated equipment, unaddressed vulnerabilities flagged in earlier audits and poor co-ordination between the Louvre and its supervisory authorities.<\/p>\n

It said the balcony used by the thieves had been identified years earlier as a weak point but was never reinforced.<\/p>\n

The findings increase pressure on Louvre director Laurence des Cars, who is due to be questioned by politicians next week.<\/p>\n

All four suspected members of the motorbike-mounted crew have been arrested, but the missing jewels, valued at about 102 million dollars, have not been recovered.<\/p>\n

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