Were They Really the Thieves Who Stole 14 Billion Won? ... Louvre Embarrassed Again by Calm Escape

Calmly Descending on a Ladder Truck
Urgent Voices of Security Guards Also Captured

Thieves who carried out a bold theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris were caught on video fleeing the scene immediately after the crime. On the 24th, Yonhap News, citing a report by the French daily Le Parisien, reported that a 36-second video of a recent theft at the Louvre Museum is spreading through social media platforms. The footage shows two men dressed in black descending from the Louvre Museum using a ladder truck after committing the crime.

Thieves who carried out a bold theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris were caught on video fleeing the scene immediately after the crime. X (X)

Among the two thieves captured on camera, one was wearing a yellow fluorescent vest over his clothes, while the other was wearing a motorcycle helmet. They were both seen descending together from the second floor near the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre Museum using the lift of the ladder truck. While the thieves calmly descended the ladder truck, cars were passing along the riverside road of the Seine in Paris, and people could be seen peacefully strolling along the riverbank. The crime took place around 9:30 a.m. on the 19th, during the busy morning rush hour with heavy traffic.

The video also captured the voices of men believed to be security guards at the Louvre Museum, as well as audio that appeared to be security personnel communicating via walkie-talkie. One security guard said over the radio, "They're on a scooter. They're about to escape. They're escaping," while the man who appeared to be filming the video with a smartphone urgently exclaimed, "Damn! They're about to escape!" He also desperately called out, "Police!" expressing frustration at the police's delayed arrival.

Le Parisien confirmed that the video captured a real event, but stated that it could not say for sure who filmed it or from where. However, based on the location and circumstances shown in the footage, it is presumed to have been taken with a smartphone from another building near the Louvre Museum. Le Parisien added that the most shocking aspect was how calm the two suspects appeared, and reported that after descending to the ground using the ladder truck, the thieves attempted to set the vehicle on fire but failed.

While thieves calmly descend the ladder truck, cars pass along the riverside road of the Seine in Paris, and people can be seen peacefully strolling along the riverbank. X (X)

Previously, this four-member theft ring parked a ladder truck outside the Louvre Museum along the Seine on the morning of the 19th, broke into the Apollo Gallery on the second floor, and stole eight royal treasures before escaping. They broke a window to enter, smashed two high-security glass display cases, and stole jewels that once belonged to the French royal family. The entire crime took only seven minutes, and the stolen items are estimated to be worth about 140 billion won.

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