The German-made lift used in the escape has become a social media sensation. Authorities continue probing, with organized crime and insider involvement under investigation.

"All of a sudden we heard an huge noise," she told radio station France Inter, in the first account given by an attendant at the scene. The unnamed attendant and two colleagues initially thought the noise to be an angry visitor,

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.

At least two traces of DNA have been found in the investigation into the shocking heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, authorities confirmed Thursday. The DNA samples were taken from a glove and a helmet left behind by the robbers, investigators told ABC News. They have not yet been matched to any suspects.

A new video has surfaced from the Louvre museum heist, where the robbers can be seen using a freight lift. Goods worth an estimated $102 million were stolen on Sunday, 19 October. While one damaged crown has been recovered,

French police revealed DNA was found in a helmet and glove left behind by the thieves who robbed the Louvre in Paris amid the ongoing manhunt.

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

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.