Questions abound about how four thieves were able to make off with priceless, Napoleonic-era jewels — in broad daylight

About 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the gems and heist suspects​, said prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation.

Yesterday morning, France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati posted an announcement on social media that could have been straight out of a heist movie—“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum.

IT took just seven minutes for a chainsaw-wielding gang to scale the side of the Louvre and steal tens of millions worth of jewellery. A top team of 60 investigators are yet to track down any of

France will not be reimbursed for the theft of the priceless items stolen from the Louvre in an audacious heist.

Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.

In a minutes-long strike inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels.