As police race to track down the perpetrators of the heist at the Louvre Museum and recover the stolen jewellery questions swirl as to how such a brazen daytime robbery could have taken place and whether security flaws or inside help were involved.

Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.

It's been revealed that it took robbers just 'seven minutes' to walk away with some of the most priceless jewellery in the Louvre, as more details are emerging about the shocking case.

As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jewelry once worn by queens and made of sapphire, diamonds and emeralds.

The Louvre robbery took place around 9.30 AM, just half an hour after the museum had opened its doors to visitors – and the first minute was essential. The thieves arrived on motor scooters and entered from the Seine side,

The Lourvre museum was hit by a brazen daytime jewel heist, forcing the Paris institution to close its doors for a second day in a row.

In a dramatic series of events, eight priceless royal pieces of jewellery were stolen from the Louvre Museum in the heart of Paris in broad daylight on Sunday, with the hunt still on for the group of robbers who carried out the heist.

Here are details of the robbery that took place at Paris’ Louvre museum yesterday and the jewels that were stolen.How did the thieves break into the