After lifting themselves up to a balcony outside the Gallery of Apollo, the thieves reportedly cut through glass windows with a battery-powered disc cutter to gain access to the museum. The BBC reported that the robbers then threatened guards waiting on duty and then stole items from two separate display cases. The robbers then fled on motorbikes.

Sunday’s robbery at the Paris museum could be the latest example of thieves targeting museums for jewels and precious metals to break down and sell on.

One day after the daring, 10-minute Louvre heist in which thieves made off with priceless jewelry, officials have released an update regarding the motive.

Jewels stolen from Paris’ Louvre Museum in a daring heist include a crown worn by Empress Eugenie, a brooch of Empress Eugenie, and a crown worn by Queen Marie-Amelie. Other items include a

A manhunt is under way after thieves broke into the Louvre and stole “priceless” jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s family.

The Louvre museum in Paris was targeted in a daring heist, resulting in the theft of historic jewelry. Experts believe recovery is unlikely.

Paris woke up to a cinematic nightmare as masked thieves stormed the Louvre Museum in a lightning-fast 7-minute raid, escaping with France’s “priceless crown jewels.” Armed with chainsaws, the crew smashed windows and broke in through a service lift to reach the Apollo Gallery.

This morning, in just under ten minutes, thieves entered the Gallery Apollo at the Louvre and made off with nine pieces of jewelry of “incalculable” value, according to the French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez.