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 said a team of 60 investigators was working on the theory that the raid was planned and executed by an organized crime group.The heist reignited a row over a lack of security in France’s museums, with Justice Minister Gerald Darmanin admitting Monday to security flaws in protecting the Louvre.“What is certain is that we have failed, since people were able to park a furniture hoist in the middle of Paris, get people up i

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

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

A group of thieves broke into the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning and stole seven priceless jewels from the Apollo Gallery before fleeing on motorcycles.

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

PARIS: In a minutes-long strike Sunday 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…

A manhunt is underway to find the four thieves before the jewels - which once belonged to French royals - are broken up.

Justice minister says ‘we have failed’ after thieves take seven minutes to steal priceless jewels from museum

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…

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.

A group of thieves stole jewelry from Paris' Louvre museum. Here's which items they took, according to officials.

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.

Experts warn that whilst the criminals may yet be caught, the gemstones they stole may never be recovered.

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.

Culture Minister Rachida Dati, speaking to lawmakers in the Assemblée Nationale, said that 'the Louvre Museum's security apparatus did not fail' on Sunday, when thieves broke into…

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.

French police are expected to scour security footage in an attempt to identify the suspects.