Several pieces were stolen from the Louver in Paris, France, in a daylight heist on Sunday, according to France’s interior minister.
Thieves strike Louvre in brazen jewel heist as the world’s most visited museum shutters
The world’s most visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out during the investigation.
The world’s most visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out during the investigation.
The world’s most visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out during the investigation.
The world’s most visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out during the investigation.
PARIS, France — In a brazen, seven-minute strike, thieves used a basket lift to reach the Louvre on Sunday morning and, as tourists were already inside, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with jewels of «inestimable value», France’s interior minister said.
The world’s most visited museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out during the investigation.
«A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum», Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote on X. The museum cited «exceptional reasons» for the closure. No injuries were reported.
Around 9:30 a.m., several intruders forced open a window, stole jewels from vitrines and escaped on two-wheelers, according to the Interior Ministry. It said forensic work is underway and a precise inventory of the stolen objects is being compiled, adding that the items have «inestimable» historical value.
