The pair,one in a hi-vis jacket and the other in a motorbike helmet,are seen gently lowering themselves from a balcony,looking more like maintenance workers than criminal masterminds from a heist film.
A voice,possibly that of a museum security guard,is heard saying: ‘The individuals are on scooters,they are going to leave.’
Mere seconds later,the two men can be seen heading away on two scooters.
They Came,They Saw,They Lifted: Two of the Louvre thieves are shown in the video slowly making their escape.
The voice then says: ‘Blast! Try the police. They’ve gone!’ along with several swear words.
This video has gathered much attention on social media,with many amused at how simple the getaway appears.
One Facebook user said: ‘They have earned all the loot they have gained.’
Another commented: ‘They watched too many heist movies and realised how easy it was to.’
Someone drew a comparison between a mass jewellery heist to not paying for a supermarket carrier bag: ‘Mad how crown jewels get stolen no problem.. yet you get stopped by security to make sure you’ve paid 10p for ya bag to carry your stolen loot out the shop.’
The vehicle lift used was carjacked by the thieves nine days before the ‘heist of the decade’.
A rental service employee was preparing to hand over a Mitsubishi Canter Fuso truck fitted with a 90-foot ladder to a driver when two men arrived on a motorbike and confronted them.
The suspects reportedly threatened the driver before one of them fled the scene in the truck.
The thieves left the furniture lift fully intact behind in the midst of their escape
(Picture: DIMITAR DILKOFF/AFP via Getty Images)
The rental firm boss,who wishes to remain anonymous,told the Telegraph: ‘We have nothing to do with this. It’s bothersome.’
He also said he did not know where the vehicle had gone until he saw it on the news,which is when he informed the police.
The thieves apparently did not intend for the lift truck to be left intact,as suggested by the petrol container left behind. It was the security guards who deterred them from doing so.
Yesterday evening,the director of the Louvre museum,Laurence des Cars,spoke publicly for the first time after the audacious heist.
The hearing lasted two hours,which consisted of several revelations.
The rest of the stolen jewels are yet to be found,with growing concerns that they are long gone.
The French government has confirmed the objects were not covered by private insurance,meaning they will not be reimbursed for any losses.
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