"At 9:30am (07:30 GMT), a group of robbers used a truck-mounted ladder to reach the gilded Galerie d'Apollon (Apollo's Gallery) on the second floor of the museum before taking an angle grinder to a window to access the French crown jewels. The heist took place around half an hour after the museum opened to the public. The robbers are still at large, and the jewels have not been found."
"The stolen articles were: A tiara from the jewellery set of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense A necklace from the same duo's sapphire jewellery set A single earring from the sapphire jewellery set An emerald necklace from a set belonging to Empress Marie-Louise A pair of emerald earrings from the Marie-Louise set A brooch known as the reliquary brooch The tiara of Empress Eugenie A large brooch of Empress Eugenie"
A group of thieves executed a brazen daytime heist at the Louvre, using a truck-mounted ladder and an angle grinder to access the Galerie d'Apollon. Eight items of Napoleonic-era jewellery were stolen, including tiaras, necklaces, earrings, and a reliquary brooch; the crown of Empress Eugenie was recovered nearby. The estimated value of the haul is 88 million euros. The museum closed for three days and has since reopened. French police are scouring security footage and pursuing an investigation to identify the suspects and recover the missing jewels.
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