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Namibia: Museum heist creates ‘terrible image’ of France, justice minister says – More Top Stories 1

Africa Links 24 with Gabriela Pomeroy
Published on 2025-10-20 11:50:08

Security measures “failed” in preventing a major jewellery heist in the Louvre museum in Paris on Sunday, creating a very negative image of the country, the French justice minister has said.

“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,” Gérald Darmanin says.

Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world’s most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing…

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