Louvre boosts security, adding 100 cameras after €88 million jewel heist

France's most famous museum will install an additional 100 external cameras by the end of 2026 as part of the management's efforts to tighten security after last month's spectacular heist.

The Director of the Louvre Museum, Laurence Des Cars, revealed these plans while speaking at a hearing in front of the National Assembly, Caliber.Az reports citing Reuters.

During the session, he also announced that the museum's ties with Paris police would be tightened with the installation of an "advanced police station within the Louvre's estate".

He had been summoned to speak in front of French officials in relation to the October 19 robbery, in which four individuals managed to steal jewels estimated to be worth €88 million, which has raised doubts over the credibility of the world's most-visited museum as a guardian for its priceless works.

French investigators have charged four suspects for their involvement in the heist, however, the stolen treasures, which included historic pieces belonging to Napoleon Bonaparte's wife, Marie-Louise, and his nephew's wife, Empress Eugénie, have yet to be recovered.

By Nazrin Sadigova