{"id":53456,"date":"2025-10-19T12:27:45","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/priceless-jewels-stolen-in-raid-on-louvre-museum\/19\/10\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T12:27:45","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T16:27:45","slug":"priceless-jewels-stolen-in-raid-on-louvre-museum","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/priceless-jewels-stolen-in-raid-on-louvre-museum\/19\/10\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Priceless&#8217; jewels stolen in raid on Louvre Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A manhunt is under way for a gang of thieves who carried out a broad daylight raid on Paris&#8217;s Louvre Museum and stole jewels described as priceless.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">French Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez said it took just a few minutes for the masked suspects to carry out the robbery on Sunday morning, shortly after the museum opened to visitors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The gang appear to have used a mechanical ladder to gain access to a first-floor window, before smashing through display cases and escaping on scooters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Officials have not confirmed which items were taken but the gallery which was targeted is home to France&#8217;s royal jewels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The theft led to the evacuation of the Louvre, which remained closed throughout Sunday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>[DIMITAR DILKOFF\/AFP via Getty Images]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The jewellery was stolen from the Galeria d&#8217;Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) at around 09:30 local time (08:30 GMT), the French interior ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">French media reported that the thieves used small chainsaws to gain access to the building. A government minister said three or four people were involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A vehicle-mounted extendable ladder was seen leading up to a window a stone&#8217;s throw from the River Seine, apparently having been left behind by the gang.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">No one was injured in the incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"An illustration showing the position of the Gallery of Apollo as it relates to the rest of the Louvre, overlooking the River Seine\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"646\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/HQVqLlbTgpSLAz5bxdrtFg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0NjtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/135df5ec62b4656656bd576a2bfdf53d\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>[BBC]<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">France&#8217;s Culture Minister Rachida Dati said one item had been found close to the museum, seemingly dropped during the getaway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Several French media outlets reported it was a 19th century crown belonging to Empress Eugenie, adding that it had been broken.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">According to the Louvre&#8217;s website, the ornate crown features golden eagles and is covered in 1,354 diamonds and 56 emeralds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Beyond their commercial value, Nu\u00f1ez said the stolen items have a cultural and historical value that could not be calculated, describing them as &#8220;priceless&#8221; and &#8220;of immeasurable heritage value&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Police were seen turning tourists away from the museum, the world&#8217;s most visited, throughout Sunday as people continued to arrive oblivious to the closure and investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">American tourists Jim and Joan Carpenter said they were about to see Leonardo da Vinci&#8217;s Mona Lisa when security guards &#8220;swept us out of the gallery&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The couple was ushered past the Galeria d&#8217;Apollon and out through an emergency exit, Mrs Carpenter told Reuters news agency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Carpenter said there was &#8220;lots of confusion&#8221; in the museum, and guards told the couple there were &#8220;technical difficulties&#8221; when they asked what was going on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I knew something was up because of the way they swept the whole museum,&#8221; Mrs Carpenter said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Mr Carpenter added: &#8220;But it&#8217;s great. This is our last day of a long trip and it&#8217;s the most exciting part today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/louvre-museum-paris-closed-robbery-092024496.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A manhunt is under way for a gang of thieves who carried out a broad daylight raid on Paris&rsquo;s Louvre Museum and<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/priceless-jewels-stolen-in-raid-on-louvre-museum\/19\/10\/2025\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53457,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/bbc_us_articles_995\/323467e3052a8240abbb55acc5ceaf35","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53456"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53456\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53457"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}