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 museum and stole historic jewelry.

Several criminals are believed to have stolen jewelry before fleeing the scene, according to a source cited by Agence France-Presse. No injuries have been reported.

PARIS: France’s Culture Minister Rachida Dati on Sunday reported a break-in at the Louvre in Paris, as the world-renowned museum said it was closing for the day. “A hold-up took…

Rachida Dati announces robbery had taken place at world’s most-visited museum

Louvre Museum robbery reported, historical thefts detailed, investigation ongoing, no injuries, valuable jewellery stolen, museum's rich history highlighted.

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.

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

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

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…

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.

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 museum had been closed for two days after eight pieces of historical royal jewelry were stolen in broad daylight, a heist that has sparked debate over the lack of security in…

The director of the Louvre in Paris was expected to appear before the French Senate on Wednesday to answer questions about a heist of $102 million in jewels.

The Louvre reopens after robbery, prompting debates on security amid ongoing investigations and Senate scrutiny.