Following the recent heist at the Louvre in Paris , officials have announced stricter security measures, along with new insights into how the thieves successfully robbed the world’s most visited museum.

Louvre director Laurence des Cars shared the changes and new details with the Committee of Cultural Affairs of the National Assembly on Wednesday, according to The Associated Press.

Des Cars said the power tools used by robbers to cut through the display cases were disc cutters made to cut concrete.

In 2019, display cases had been replaced to protect against weapon attacks within the museum, but the disc-cutting method “had not been imagined at all,” said des Cars.

“Videos show how difficult it was for the thieves,” she said. She added that the display cases “held up remarkably well

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