After the theft of the valuable jewels of French royalty in the Louvre Museum in Pariswith an unusual but effective method, went viral on the networks a video of the moment when the thieves escape with the treasure valued at 88 million euros—about 102 million dollars—.
In the images, recorded in broad daylight, you can see the back of the most visited museum in the world, and a hydraulic truck with an escalator raised to the first floor of the building. Meanwhile, in the first seconds of the video, you can see the moment in which two men dressed in yellow and orange vests, like those worn by maintenance employees, They descend the stairs with apparent agitationso it is assumed that it corresponds to the minutes after the immense robbery.
However, the most tense moment of the video occurs seconds later, when the museum alarms are heardwhich suggests that The theft had just been detected by the venue’s security system.
Finally, while tourists waited for the museum to open its doors, The thieves managed to escape immediately with the eight royal jewels on motorcycles.. Meanwhile, the truck was abandoned and parked at the Francois Mitterrand dock, facing the Seine River.
At the moment, the stolen multimillion-dollar jewels were not found. The authorities and the French Police They continue with the search for the criminal group and the eight pieces stolen from the museum.
For her part, the museum director, Laurence des Cars, He referred to it during a press conference as a “terrible failure.” He said he offered to resign, but his resignation was rejected. He further stated that the crown encrusted with diamonds and emeraldsfallen to the ground while the thieves fled with imperial jewelscould be restored.
The truck manufacturer celebrated the austtitude of the thieves
Alexander Booksa 42-year-old German, said this week that the truck used to steal the jewels of French royalty was manufactured by his company. Although he condemned the theft of the million-dollar pieces, he took advantage of the case to promote his products with a humorous tone on social networks.
In your accounts Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn published a photo of his truck, taken by the French agency AFP on the day of the robbery, and added in the description: “Böcker Agilo can transport up to 400 kilos of treasures, at a speed of 42 meters per minute, thanks to a motor as quiet as a whisper“.
“Of course this act It is absolutely condemnable“said the man, grandson of the company’s founder. As he explained, he wanted to “benefit from the fame of the most well-known and visited museum in the world” to advertise with humor.
Furthermore, as he told that same news agency, the truck in question had been sold to him “a few years ago to a French client who rents this type of device in Paris and its region“However, that same client had been robbed last week, he said.”They removed the client’s logo y they changed the license plate“Böcker stated.
What was the robbery at the Louvre Museum like?
The events occurred Sunday October 19, right after the museum openswhen a commando of four individuals parked a truck lift under one of the balconies, two of them climbed onto it and with A radial saw entered the room through a window.
The thieves stole nine jewelsincluding a pearl diadem from Empress Eugenie and a sapphire necklace and earrings set from Queen Maria Amelia. In their escape, one of the pieces, a crown, was abandoned.
The Minister of the Interior of his country, Laurent Nuñez, specified that “more than a hundred investigators” are working on the case.
He The Louvre robbery is the latest in a series of thefts at French museums. Less than 24 hours after the spectacular robbery in Paris, workers at a museum of Langresin the north of France, They confirmed on Monday the theft of gold and silver coinspart of its “treasure” found in 2011 and made up of some 1,900 pieces minted between 1790 and 1840, the mayor’s office indicated.
Last month, criminals broke into the Natural History Museum of the French capitaltaking gold samples valued at $700,000. That same month, thieves stole two plates and a vase from a museum in the central city of Limoges, with losses estimated at $7.6 million.
