Hours after the Louvre, another museum in France was robbed

Crime in Langres: the Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot was the target of a robbery planned in detail. Third case in a few weeks.

The news went unnoticed, or at least was postponed, because the focus was on what had happened in Paris.

The lightning assault, unprecedented in that mythical space, took jewels from the time of Napoleon Bonaparte. During the day, without weapons and with the museum open.

But, 300 kilometers away, it happened another robbery, at another museum, and also in France. And just a few hours later.

It happened in Langres: was the target of a robbery during the early hours of Monday.

It was from dawn and the robbers knew that the museum would be closed throughout the day – always closed on Mondays.

Report what the criminals They broke down the front door and broke a window.

Apparently, no works of art or objects were stolen; According to the local City Council, the criminals took a “treasure” of silver and gold coinsdiscovered in November 2011 during renovation work at the Hôtel du Breuil, which today serves as the museum building.

This Tuesday, museum teams were making a precise inventory of the items they will hand over to the police.

The museum was still closed on Tuesday.

According to , authorities believe the robbery was planned in detail.

It is the third case in a few weeks, in French museums: on September 4, the Adrien Dubouché National Museum, in Limoges (famous for its porcelain collection) was the target of one that caused losses of almost 10 million euros. The stolen goods have not yet been recovered.