Louvre heist puts pressure on French government over museum security

<p>Justice minister says ‘we have failed’ after thieves take seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from museum</p><p>The French government is under increasing pressure over museum security as police continued to search for thieves who took <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/19/louvre-closed-after-robbery-french-culture-minister-says">seven minutes to steal priceless jewels</a> from the Louvre, the world’s most visited museum.</p><p>“What is certain is that we have failed, since people were able to park a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris, get people up it in several minutes to grab priceless jewels, and give France a terrible image,” the justice minister, Gérald Darmanin, told France Inter radio on Monday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/oct/20/louvre-heist-pressure-french-government-museum-security-paris">Continue reading...</a>