Namibia: Stolen treasures and a dropped crown raise Louvre security questions – More Top Stories 1

It is the most spectacular robbery at the Louvre museum since the Mona Lisa disappeared in 1911.

And it poses serious questions about levels of security covering French artworks, at a time when they are increasingly being targeted by criminal gangs.

According to France’s new interior minister Laurent Nuñez, the gang that broke into the Apollo Gallery on Sunday morning was clearly professional.

They knew what they wanted, had evidently “cased the joint” in advance, had a…