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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for a second day on Monday as police continued their hunt for the gang who stole priceless pieces of royal jewellery in a daring raid. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he would tighten security outside cultural institutions as a result.

Watch as one of the suspected the Louvre jewellery thieves is seen on camera wearing a hi-vis vest as he appears to break into a glass cabinet.

French police are hunting a gang of experienced thieves who stole eight rare jewels from the Louvre Museum in broad daylight.

Eight pieces stolen, but crown of Napoleon III’s wife dropped by the fleeing thieves

Paris’ chief prosecutor, Laure Beccuau stated that the police are actively searching for a team of four thieves involved with the daylight heist at the Louvre Museum on Sunday.

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Thieves stole nine imperial jewels from the Louvre, including Empress Eugénie's crown, in a daylight heist.

The bandits made off with loot that France's interior minister described as "priceless."

The mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ and resembled the plot of the mystery thriller ‘Lupin’