Paris’ Louvre reopens after heist, as backlash grows over security flaws

Visitors queued to enter through the Louvre’s glass pyramid for the first time since Sunday’s brazen robbery, in which hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers’ lift before making off with jewels from the royal collection

- REUTERS

The Louvre in Paris reopened Wednesday, three days after thieves made off with historic jewellery worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102 million) in a spectacular heist that has raised urgent questions over security lapses at the museum.

Visitors queued to enter through the Louvre’s glass pyramid for the first time since Sunday’s brazen robbery, in which hooded assailants broke through a second-floor window using a stolen movers’ lift before making off with jewels from the royal collection.

Later Wednesday the museum’s director will appear before the French Senate to answer lawmakers’ questions.

The Galerie d’Apollon, the ornate gilded hall that was robbed, remains closed.