LONDON -- 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.

France's culture minister confirmed there had been a robbery at the Louvre in Paris - one of the world's most famous museums. "No injuries to report," Rachida Dati writes on social media. "I am on site alongside the museum teams and the police. Investigations under way."

The heist took place at the Louvre museum in Paris, France, on Sunday, Oct. 19 Thieves broke into the Louvre museum in Paris, France, on Sunday, Oct. 19 Jewelry worth millions was stolen from display cases,

The precious objects stolen in the brazen daytime robbery are part of French history, and their value is incalculable. The theft underscores security gaps at this and other cultural centers

The Louvre's then director Pierre Rosenberg warned that the museum's security was "fragile", after a painting by French master Camille Corot was stolen in broad daylight in 1998. Taking over in 2021, its current director Laurence des Cars asked the Paris police to conduct a security audit of the museum.

France's Ministry of Culture has released a list of the jewelry items stolen from the Louvre Museum during a robbery on Oct. 19. The weapon-wielding thieves made off with millions of dollars worth of valuables,

PARIS (Reuters) -French Justice Minister Gerard Darmanin said on Monday the jewelry heist at the Louvre museum on Sunday gave a very negative image of France as it implied a failure of security services.

Video shows one of the suspected Louvre jewel thieves brazenly cutting through a glass case using a mini chainsaw before making off with the loot during Sunday’s heist at the Paris