Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux poses with an Associated Press photo of him outside the Louvre on the day of the crown jewels heist, Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025, in Rambouillet, south of Paris. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) It began, as all great French absurdities do, with a robbery that felt like theatre. Eight imperial jewels vanished from […]
French authorities have arrested two suspects in connection with the high-profile theft of France’s crown jewels from Paris’ Louvre Museum, officials confirmed on Sunday. The arrests come a week after the dramatic heist, in which thieves made off with royal artifacts worth an estimated 88 million euros (102 million dollars), leaving the world’s most-visited museum […]
Two suspects have been arrested in the $100 million Louvre jewel theft, one week after what has been termed as the “heist of the century”, French media outlet Le Parisien reported on Sunday.The stolen items consisted of a sapphire diadem, a necklace, and one earring from a set associated with 19th-century Queens Marie-Amelie and Hortense.What […]
There’s something absurdly European about a crime where the French lose their jewels and the Germans gain a marketing slogan.Last Sunday, thieves carried out a four-minute daylight heist at the Louvre, the kind of operation that would’ve made Danny Ocean blush. They rolled up in a truck, deployed a German-made Böcker Agilo freight lift, scaled […]
Turning crisis into opportunity was never this epic. When a Böcker Agilo forklift, built by the German company Böcker Maschinenwerke GmbH, was used in a daring daylight robbery at the Louvre Museum in Paris, the manufacturer decided not to hide from the spotlight. Instead, it embraced the unexpected publicity with humour. The company shared a […]
Albert Camus described the Absurd as the clash between humankind’s longing for meaning and the world’s refusal to give it. We search for reason, order and justice, but the universe responds with silence and coincidence. The Absurd is not despair; it is theatre. And last week, the Louvre became its stage.On a quiet October morning, […]
The Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum, was targeted by thieves on Sunday, October 19, when they stole historic jewellery valued at 88 million euros ($102 million) in broad daylight.The heist was described as a “terrible failure” for the museum by Louvre Director Laurence des Cars, who has subsequently offered to resign. Caught on Camera: Louvre […]
Was there a sixth season of Money Heist? Many thought the story had ended, but in Paris, the popular series continued for another sequel on Sunday. French police are hunting for four masked robbers who carried out a daring jewellery heist at the Louvre Museum in broad daylight, stealing imperial jewels described as “priceless” and […]
Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui is set to take on a new role in the upcoming heist film Faraar, where he will portray a physics professor. According to HT City, this marks a departure from his previous roles, showcasing his versatility as an actor. Joining him in this venture is Hollywood actor Ilia Volok, known for […]
Pic courtesy: X/ @oldroyalty1 Within a matter of four to seven minutes, thieves stole eight pieces of jewelry, which officials described as ‘incalculable’ value, from the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday. The daylight heist, which was orchestrated about 30 minutes after the opening, is among the highest-profile museum thefts in living memory. Taking advantage […]
