In a brazen daylight robbery, thieves stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in Paris, escaping on motorcycles after a seven-minute raid that stunned visitors.

Thieves broke into the Louvre, one of the world's most famous museums, using a crane to smash an upstairs window.

French authorities are hunting a suspected foreign crime gang after a seven-minute daylight heist at the Louvre left nine priceless jewels missing and renewed concerns over museum security.

It took seven minutes for thieves to execute a brazen daylight heist at the famed Louvre museum. Here's how they did it

Louvre heist happened during the morning hours with robbers entering through the windows a few minutes after the museum opened to the visitors.