Thieves stole priceless royal artifacts from the Louvre’s Galerie d’Apollon, targeting treasures linked to Napoleon III and Empress Eugénie. Eight of nine targeted items were taken, with Eugénie’s damaged crown recovered during their escape. Four masked intruders used a truck-mounted crane to breach an upper-floor window, threatened guards with angle grinders and completed the heist in just six to seven minutes before fleeing on motorbikes. Notably, they ignored the $60M Regent Diamond. French politicians, including Marine Le Pen, condemned the robbery as a national humiliation. The Louvre had previously requested security upgrades, highlighting vulnerabilities to organized crime’s “professional” tactics. Authorities suspect ties to…

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