*The museum just opened.
Four men wore construction vests.
They didn’t use the front door - used a furniture lift on the south side.
Up to the balcony - used the disc cutters to slice the glass.
The Galerie d'Apollon.
Inside they move fast - Four minutes in the room. Smashed the cases, took eight pieces.
Napoleon’s emeralds - Queen Marie Amalie’s sapphire set.
They dropped Empress Eugénie’s crown on the escape.
Amateur move.
Total time on the clock was 7 minutes - They fled on scooters along the Seine.
The alarms made their noise , but the birds had flown.
Professional, violent and quick - the first major theft since '98.
France was humiliated - The jewels are gone, probably.
Melted down and lost to history. An efficient work except for the crown in the gutter.