Pickpocketing Pandemonium!

One of the world's most visited museums, the Louvre in Paris, did not open on Wednesday because of a protest by staff over pickpockets.

Staff at the museum said thieves, some of them children, were targeting both employees and tourists.
Two hundred workers took part in a strike organised by the SUD union, according to AFP news agency.
The museum's management said it had already asked for more assistance from police to deal with the problem.

About 100 employees gathered in front of Paris' Ministry of Culture at lunchtime where a delegation from the museum was received.
Christelle Guyader of SUD told AFP that staff were coming to work "afraid".
"They find themselves confronted with organised groups of pickpockets who are increasingly aggressive and who include children."
She added that many of the thieves were getting into the museum, which is home to the Mona Lisa, for free and would return even after being questioned by police.
 
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