Published on
13/07/2026 - 12:05 GMT+2
Two men accused of pulling off one of the most audacious art thefts in modern history have told investigators they only learned of the plan days before they carried it out - and that one of them had no idea he was about to rob the world's most visited museum.
According to Le Monde, which reviewed records of interrogation hearings held in June, suspects Abdoulaye N. and Ghelamallah A. gave their most detailed account yet of the operation that stripped the Louvre's Galerie d'Apollon of eight pieces of French crown jewellery on 19 October 2025.
The newspaper reports that the pair, Abdoulaye N. and Ghelamallah A., told investigating judges they had been recruited by an unnamed organiser just days before the operation and promised between €15,000 and €25,000 for their role.
