Catherine Porter

Kind of like electric handsaw.

Okay.

To saw through the window that leads into what's known as the Apollo Gallery.

It's this golden, long, beautiful gallery.

wing of the Louvre that literally was built by Louis XIV as a model for his Hall of Mirrors.

And it houses the royal jewels of France.

Super iconic.

It's not as popular, obviously, as the Mona Lisa, but it's pretty close.

You know, when you go in there, it's often quite crowded.

It's really opulent.

There's paintings on the ceilings, on the walls by famous people like Delacroix.

There are hanging tapestries.

There are sculptures and these cases down the middle that hold the crown jewels.

The thieves break in.

using the saw.

We hear from people who work in the Louvre that there was an explosion of glass, and there were a number of security guards inside who really quickly evacuated the room.

No.

The protocol in the Louvre and most museums is if you are confronted with an intruder that had things that seem like they could be weapons, your priorities protect people.

So they did what they were instructed to do, what they've been trained to do.

They got people out and very, very quickly.