Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

Masked thieves stole priceless jewels from the Louvre on Sunday morning. The Paris museum has suffered a string of successful art heists, dating back to the theft of the Mona Lisa in 1911.

THE audacious heist at the Louvre bears all the hallmarks of being carried out by the notorious Pink Panther gang, a former Flying Squad boss has said. Priceless gems stolen in the raid are likely

Stolen treasures include tiara and emerald necklace from Marie-Louise set, emerald earrings, jewels of Empress Eugénie

The group of theives, described as 'highly organised', broke into the Louvre on Sunday morning using power tools before fleeing on scooters with eight pricess pieces of jewellery - sparking an evacuat

Private security consultant, Aran Dharmeratnam provides insights on  the Sunday morning jewellery theft at The Louvre

A CHAINSAW-wielding gang has pulled off one of the most daring raids in living memory after they stormed the Louvre in Paris and stole tens of millions worth of jewellery. The seven-minute

French police are hunting the gang of thieves who escaped with priceless jewels after an audacious daylight heist at the world-famous Louvre museum. The Paris landmark remains closed after multiple, priceless Napoleonic era jewels, which contain thousands of diamonds, were stolen in a spectacular smash-and-grab that lasted only a few minutes.