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Louvre robbers helped by one of the guards - The Telegraph

Ukrinform

Ukraine

Sunday, October 26


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French investigators suspect that the robbers were given confidential inside information about the security system at the famous museum before the Louvre heist.

As Ukrinform reports, this was reported by The Telegraph.

"Investigators suspect that the gang was given confidential information about the Louvre's security system before the robbery," the report said.

According to digital forensics, evidence suggests that a museum security officer had contact with individuals believed to be potential robbers prior to the robbery, and that they were also given confidential information prior to the theft.

As Ukrinform reported, the brazen Robbery of the Louvre occurred on the morning of October 19. French President Emmanuel Macron stated that the theft of jewels from Napoleon's collection from the Louvre is an attack on France's national heritage.

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