Paris, Oct 20, 2025 (AFP) - French justice minister admits security failure after Louvre break-in

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2025-10-20

France's Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin admitted Monday to security flaws in protecting the Louvre that had led to robbers a day earlier stealing imperial jewels in broad daylight from the famed Paris museum. "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," he told France Inter radio. n......

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