The Mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ that resembled the plot of the mystery thriller Lupin

Thieves entered the Louvre using a basket lift on Sunday and made away with priceless jewels, France's interior minister said, as the museum closed for the day.

A dramatic heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris has left the museum surrounded by police and closed to visitors for at least the day. Early on Sunday morning (October 19) a group…

The world's most-visited museum will remain closed for the day for 'exceptional reasons'.

The robbery took place shortly after the famous Paris museum opened on Sunday.

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum on Sunday morning.

The world-famous museum in Paris was closed on Sunday after a masked gang raided one of its galleries.

The Mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ that resembled the plot of the mystery thriller Lupin

Thieves used an extendable ladder and motorbikes to steal eight precious items from Apollo's Gallery at Paris museum.

The most spectacular Louvre robbery since the Mona Lisa in 1911 proves the vulnerability of French museums, writes Hugh Schofield.

Interior minister describes it as a ‘major robbery’ involving ‘jewels that have genuine heritage value’

PARIS: The hunt was on Monday for the band of thieves who stole eight priceless royal pieces of jewelry from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight.Officials…

Watch as one of the suspected the Louvre jewellery thieves is seen on camera wearing a hi-vis vest as he appears to break into a glass cabinet. New footage released by French…

The jewellery heist at the Louvre on Sunday is only the latest in a series of thefts

One day after four men staged a heist of the Louvre Museum, French officials were looking Monday to find the thieves and the priceless jewels they swiped.

France ordered a security review at the Louvre and checks at other cultural sites while a hunt was underway for thieves who lifted priceless crown jewels in an audacious daylight…

Follow the Louvre robbery: How thieves pulled off the extraordinary theft of priceless jewels from the world-famous museum in broad daylight.

Authorities sought to contain the shock caused by the theft of eight French crown jewels on Monday. By Tuesday morning, the robbers had still not been found.

Police continue to search for the criminal gang behind the brazen robbery targeting France’s crown jewels

The historic items were taken in broad daylight and are now feared to have been broken down for parts.

Experts say France's royal jewels may be gone forever after a daring heist at the Louvre.