Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 03:15am on 22 Oct 2025,Wednesday International
Jewellery worth €88 million was stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris in a bold daylight robbery. The stolen pieces included a diamond tiara worn by Empress Eugenie and a necklace gifted by Emperor Napoleon. Four masked thieves used power tools to break in through a balcony and escaped within eight minutes on scooters. French President Emmanuel Macron called it an attack on France’s heritage. Officials admitted major security lapses, with alarms and CCTV not working in several rooms. Investigators believe the jewels may already have been melted or smuggled out of France by professional criminals. (PC: BBC)
