This is Beirut, 07/11 18:40 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Abdoulaye N., 39, the key suspect in the October 19 theft of the Crown Jewels at the Louvre, does not fit the typical profile of a high-stakes burglar. Already known to police for minor but aggravated thefts, among them a 2014 jewelry store robbery in Barbès that earned him a three-year prison sentence, he reportedly has 15 entries on his ...
This is Beirut, 06/11 12:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Last month's spectacular Louvre heist, in which robbers made off with some of France's crown jewels, was a "deafening wake-up call" for museum security, the head of France's highest audit institution said Thursday. Upgrades to security at the world-renowned museum have been moving at a "woefully inadequate pace", Pierre Moscovici told a press ...
Rayan Chami, 05/11 16:10 - Reading : less than a minute
Louvre Heist France Imperial Jewels
Four thieves broke into the Louvre in under eight minutes and vanished with France’s imperial jewels. Here’s how one of the world’s most daring museum heists unfolded and how it remains unsolved.
This is Beirut, 01/11 10:30 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Museum Louvre Security Rachida Dati France Culture
France's culture minister said Friday anti-ramming devices would be set up around The Louvre by year's end, after a high-profile heist at the famed museum reignited debate over its security. The announcement comes after four thieves parked a truck with a moving lift under one of its windows during opening hours on October 19, then used cutting ...
This is Beirut, 30/10 10:10 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
Paris Louvre France Heist Arrest
French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect, over this month's daring Louvre museum jewelry robbery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday. "We had him in our sights," Laure Beccuau said of the main suspect, adding that none of the loot worth an estimated $102 million had been found. DNA evidence linked the main ...
This is Beirut, 29/10 20:20 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louvre museum this month will be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy, the Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Dozens of detectives have been on the trail of four thieves who used a cherry-picker truck and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the world-renowned museum, then fled ...
This is Beirut, 28/10 14:50 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre France Heist Investigation
The men, both in their thirties and from Seine-Saint-Denis, were detained over the weekend as part of the investigation into the high-profile robbery. Police sources say the two are already known to law enforcement for previous thefts and are suspected of taking part in the team that carried out the bold operation at the museum. The suspects were ...
This is Beirut, 26/10 12:05 - Reading : 1 minute(s)
French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewelry from the world-famous Louvre museum last week, two sources close to the case said Sunday, confirming media reports. One of the suspects was apprehended around 10:00 pm (20:00 GMT) on Saturday at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport as ...
This is Beirut, 22/10 16:57 - Reading : less than a minute
Three days after a spectacular theft, the Louvre has reopened its doors, but the Apollo Gallery remains closed. More than 100 investigators are working to recover the stolen jewels, valued at 88 million euros. The Minister of Interior expressed confidence that the perpetrators will be found.
This is Beirut, 22/10 09:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)
The jewelry stolen from the Louvre in Paris was valued at more than $100 million, a French prosecutor said Tuesday, as the museum's director faces security questions from a Senate committee over the brazen weekend heist. The director, Laurence des Cars, has not made any public statement since thieves made off with royal jewels during a daylight ...
This is Beirut, 20/10 17:15 - Reading : less than a minute
Spectacular heist at the Louvre. Four suspects stole nine historic pieces from the Apollo Gallery, including France’s Crown Jewels. The crown of Empress Eugénie, abandoned during their escape, has been recovered. According to Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau, the investigation is ongoing.
This is Beirut, 20/10 16:15 - Reading : 3 minute(s)
Louvre Tourists State of mind Theft France Culture
Visitors pressed against the Louvre's iron gates on Monday, peering through bars locked after thieves pulled off a daylight jewel heist inside the world-famous museum the day before. Would-be museum-goers queued outside the famed tourist attraction for the scheduled 0900 (0700 GMT) opening, a day after robbers stole precious jewelry and fled on ...