Paris police acknowledge major gaps in Louvre’s defences after jewel theft

People queue to enter Le Louvre museum in Paris (Christophe Ena/AP)

Paris police have acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre’s defences – turning this month’s dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures.

Paris police chief Patrice Faure told Senate legislators that ageing systems and slow-moving fixes left weak seams in the world’s most-visited museum.