In a plot that could have come out of the Netflix series “Lupin”, Three hooded men robbed the Louvre Museum in Paris this Sunday. The attack, quick and meticulous, lasted just seven minutes and took place in broad daylightin the heart of the French capital, in what is the most visited museum in the world.
The space, which houses masterpieces by Leonardo da Vinci, Jacques-Louis David and Michelangelo, was evacuated and remains closed “for exceptional reasons”. French authorities opened an investigation into organized robbery, while The search continues to identify the perpetrators and recover the “priceless” jewels that disappeared from the Apollo Gallery.
The setting is worthy of a movie, but the robbery was real. What details are already known, after all, about the assault on the Louvre? THE Express gathers the answers.