Eight items of stolen jewellery included a tiara and earrings from the set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense.

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.

The French culture ministry said eight pieces were stolen – but not the hugely valuable crown of Napoleon III’s wife, Empress Eugenie

Eight 19th-century jewels were stolen from the world famous museum on the morning of Sunday, October 19, by a criminal gang.

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…

Eight extremely valuable items were stolen on Sunday morning from the Apollo Gallery in the world's largest museum. Most of them belonged to Marie-Amélie of Bourbon-Siciles,…

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…

Lots of emeralds, sapphires and diamonds, some belonging to Napoleon's wife.

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.

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

El Museo del Louvre estima en 88 millones de euros el valor de las ocho joyas de la corona francesa robadas el domingo pasado.

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

PARIS: Thieves who staged a daring daylight heist at the Louvre museum in Paris made off with jewels worth an estimated 88 million euros ($102.63 million), Paris public prosecutor…

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

Eight items of stolen jewellery included a tiara and earrings from the set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense.