"The Louvre in Paris reopened on Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum. Visitors queued to enter through the Louvre's glass pyramid for the first time since Sunday's brazen robbery, in which hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers' lift before making off with jewels from the royal collection."
""There was a burglary at the Louvre, some of the most precious jewels in France were stolen. So obviously it's a failure, there is nothing else I can say," Nunez told Europe 1 radio. But he added that "the alarm system worked perfectly, as soon as the window was attacked, it was activated. Police were notified, and within three minutes they were on the scene. The whole system worked, it didn't fail, but what happened has happened.""
The Louvre reopened to visitors three days after thieves stole historic royal jewellery valued at an estimated 88 million euros. Hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers' lift and fled with jewels from the Galerie d'Apollon, which remains closed. Interior Minister Laurent Nunez acknowledged security failures while saying alarms alerted police who arrived within three minutes. Culture Minister Rachida Dati launched an administrative inquiry amid criticism. Louvre director Laurence des Cars will be questioned by the Senate after warning the building needed renovation. President Macron announced a six-year renovation including security upgrades and funding.
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