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On September 19, two Germans were arrested at the Louvre in Paris after they attached two small paintings to the wall in the hall containing Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa using sticky tape. Security guards detained them and the police charged them with minor damage to the wall; the men claimed it was a prank. The incident occurred against a backdrop of heightened security concerns following recent thefts from French museums, including an October 2023 heist at the Louvre where eight pieces of jewelry worth millions were stolen despite known security issues.

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On September 19, two German men were arrested after they attached two small paintings, each measuring 30cm by 40cm, to a wall near the Mona Lisa exhibit at Paris’s Louvre museum. Using sticky tape, one painting depicted the duo in armor while another featured them with a woman. Security guards detained the men and reported the incident to police, who later arrested them for causing minor damage to the wall.

The perpetrators claimed they did it as a prank but no harm was done to Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa, which is protected behind thick glass. In light of recent museum thefts in France raising concerns about security vulnerabilities, authorities remain vigilant. The Louvre itself had faced an attempted heist earlier in the previous year.

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Museum officials are more than usually alert these days after a spate of heists at French museums and galleries, which have highlighted inadequate security in some cases and led to questions about whether criminal gangs see them as soft targets.

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🔮 The two men will be summoned to appear in court once the museum files a formal complaint for the damage, said the police sources.

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Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall · assertive framing

Germans arrested for Louvre stunt in Mona Lisa hall PARIS - asserted

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Two Germans were arrested on Sept 19 after they stuck two paintings on a wall of the hall that hosts the Mona Lisa in Paris’s Louvre museum, police sources said. asserted

sources → arrest → museum

The two men used sticky tape to stick the two paintings – measuring 30cm by 40cm – in the hall where visitors flock to see Leonardo Da Vinci’s masterpiece. asserted

visitors → use → masterpiece

One showed one of the two men wearing armour, while the other was a portrait of the two men accompanied by a woman. asserted

other → show → woman

Security officers at the museum detained the two men and called the police, who arrested them for minor damage to the wall. asserted

who → detain → wall

Interviewed by police, they said they had done it for fun. asserted

they → interview → fun

The two men will be summoned to appear in court once the museum files a formal complaint for the damage, said the police sources. asserted

sources → summon → damage

The Mona Lisa itself, now behind a thick layer of protective glass, suffered no damage in the incident. asserted

Lisa → suffer → incident

gangs → highlight → targets

The Louvre itself was targeted last October when eight items of jewellery worth millions of dollars were stolen during a daylight heist. asserted

items → target → heist

Even though four suspects have been arrested, the stolen items have still not been found despite extensive searches by French investigators. asserted

items → arrest → investigators

The burglary stunned the world, embarrassed France and revealed a series of security lapses, including the museum’s old-fashioned CCTV system. asserted

burglary → stun → system

Many of the museum’s security flaws had already been highlighted in a 2019 audit ordered by the museum, the findings of which were never acted on. asserted

findings → highlight → which

The Louvre welcomed around nine million visitors last year, far above its intended capacity, which has led to overcrowding problems. asserted

which → welcome → problems

In May, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a major overhaul of the museum, which will include a new space for the Mona Lisa and a new museum entrance. uncertain

which → announce → Lisa

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