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 outlet BFMTV, appears to show a man pressed up against one of the museum's exhibits. A gang of masked thieves broke into the Louvre using chainsaws and stole several pieces of “priceless jewellery” in broad daylight on Sunday (19 October). They entered the Galerie d’Apollon at around 9:30am local time and made away with nine pieces of jewellery, using a scooter to escape, reports have said, as the Parisian public prosecutor’s office has launched an investigation.

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 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

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.

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

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…

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.

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

Laurence des Cars said there was only one camera pointing on the gallery which was robbed.

Explore the potential fates of stolen Louvre jewellery, including resale challenges and possible negotiations for return.