There are many questions about security gaps, but the issue has now also focused on Emmanuel Macron's France and French press reports, which say the robbery confirms that all control in the country has now been lost.
New details from the theft at the Louvre Museum were revealed by France's Culture Minister, Rachida Dati, on Monday morning, while an urgent meeting of government officials with the Museum's security department is scheduled, in which both the Culture Minister and the Interior Minister, Laurent Nunes, will participate.
At the same time, the Museum's management announced that it would remain closed today.
According to what Dati discovered, the perpetrators knew exactly where they were aiming and acted with absolute speed and organization.
Speaking to television network CNews, the French minister said the thieves "stayed in the room for 3 minutes and 57 seconds or a maximum of 3 minutes and 52. They went straight to the exhibits, knew exactly what they wanted and acted with extraordinary efficiency."
There are many questions about security gaps, but the issue has now also focused on Emmanuel Macron's France and French press reports, which say the robbery confirms that all control in the country has now been lost.
This is another blow" for the French president, who is fighting for his political survival amid social anger and economic collapse in France, which has had six prime ministers in little more than a year.
"What is certain is that we failed," said French Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin.
As he said, the theft of eight crown jewels from the museum gives "a very negative image of France", as it suggests a failure of the security services.
"What is certain is that we failed," as some criminals "were able to place a mobile elevator" on a public street, "to lift people in a few minutes to take priceless jewels and present a deplorable image of France," Darmanin noted in statements he made to the French radio station France Inter.
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