Crown jewels were stolen from the world-renowned museum in a brazen raid<\/p>\n
The\u00a0robbery that took place at the iconic Louvre Museum on Sunday is an \u201cintolerable humiliation\u201d for France, president of the right-wing National Rally party Jordan Bardella has said.
\nThe heist took place at around 9:30 a.m. local time, when a group of masked intruders used a truck-mounted basket lift to reach a window on a facade of the museum, officials said. The gang entered the Apollon Gallery and escaped on motorbikes within four to seven minutes, leaving one item \u2013 reportedly the crown of Empress Eugenie \u2013 damaged and found outside.
\n\u201cThe Louvre is a global symbol of our culture. This heist, which allowed thieves to steal the Crown Jewels of France, is an intolerable humiliation for our country,\u201d Bardella, who\u2019s also a member of the European Parliament, wrote on X. \u201cHow far will the decay of the state go?\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
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Veteran right-wing politician Marine Le Pen, who leads the National Rally\u2019s parliamentary group in the French National Assembly, described in a post on X the theft as yet another \u201cordeal\u201d for France and a wound to the nation\u2019s \u201csoul,\u201d while wishing the security forces courage in recovering the jewels.
\nEarlier on Sunday, Interior Minister Laurent Nu\u00f1ez described the robbery as a \u201cvery professional\u201d operation, emphasizing that the stolen items have \u201cinestimable heritage value.\u201d Culture Minister Rachida Dati said no injuries were reported and that investigators are reviewing CCTV footage, the equipment used for the break-in, and interviewing staff.
\nThe Apollon Gallery has housed what remains of the French Crown Jewels since the late 19th century, including items formerly belonging to Napoleon\u2019s family and Empress Eugenie.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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