Although the defendant admitted causing harm and voiced anti-Jewish sentiment, the French court ruled out the aggravating circumstance of antisemitism.
Only select galleries—including those housing the Mona Lisa and Venus de Milo—were opened, as management sought to ease mounting frustration among crowds.
Police urged the French capital to cancel its New Year’s Eve concert, warning that last year even the deployment of more than 6,000 officers struggled to control the crowds.
