""Despite our efforts, despite our hard work on a daily basis, we failed," she said."
""The only camera installed is directed westward and therefore did not cover the balcony involved in the break-in," she said."
""It was split and the thieves managed to pass their hands through," she said."
The Louvre acknowledged inadequate camera surveillance of its outside walls after thieves stole jewels worth about €88 million in a seven-minute daytime heist. A damaged diamond- and emerald-studded crown dropped during the theft can be restored. All alarms functioned during the burglary, but cameras did not cover the balcony used for entry and relied on ageing, insufficient equipment. The thieves used an extendable ladder on a stolen furniture hoist truck and cutting tools to reach and split high-end jewellery showcase glass, passing hands through openings without fully breaking the glass. President Macron ordered acceleration of security measures.
Read at The Local France
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