"New footage is giving the public a first look at one of the four masked men who scaled a balcony at the Louvre in France on Sunday and successfully made off with eight pieces of Napoleonic jewelry in a meticulously timed heist. Armed with power tools and dressed in high-visibility jackets, the gang broke through a second-floor window of the country's most famous museum, accessing the Apollon gallery via a maintenance area, where the French crown jewels are kept,"
"before smashing display cases, and vanishing on motorbikes before guards could respond. In the clip circulated by French news outlets and online, one suspect can be seen drilling at a glass case containing some of the items. The raid, described by interior minister Laurent Nunez as the work of an experienced team who had clearly scouted the location, lasted less than 10 minutes."
"Among the stolen treasures are a sapphire necklace, a tiara, and earrings belonging to queens Marie-Amelie and Hortense. The robbers, however, dropped the crown of Napoleon III's wife, Empress Eugenie, the most valuable item, as they fled. The legendary Regent diamond, worth an estimated 45 million, remains safe. No arrests have been made in the bold robbery. The manhunt for the perpetrators is ongoing."
Four masked men scaled a balcony at the Louvre and entered the Apollon gallery through a maintenance area to access the French crown jewels. They wore high-visibility jackets, used power tools to break a second-floor window and drilled display cases to steal eight pieces of Napoleonic jewelry. Footage shows one suspect drilling at a glass case. The raid lasted less than 10 minutes and interior minister Laurent Nunez said the team appeared experienced and had clearly scouted the location. Stolen items include a sapphire necklace, a tiara, and earrings belonging to queens Marie-Amelie and Hortense; the Regent diamond remains safe. No arrests have been made and a manhunt is ongoing.
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