Power tool-wielding robbers flee Louvre with 'priceless' jewels

This photograph shows the crown of the Empress of the French Eugénie de Montijo displayed at Apollon's Gallery on January 14, 2020 at the Louvre museum in Paris after the reopening of the Gallery following ten months of renovations. Robbers broke in to the Louvre and fled with jewellery on October 19, 2025 morning. France's Interior Minister said that jewellery stolen from the Louvre Museum was "priceless". Diamond and emerald crown of the Empress of the French Eugénie de Montijo was found broken near Louvre after robbery, a source close to the case announced. (Photo by STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN / AFP)

PARIS, France: Robbers wielding power tools broke into the Louvre on Sunday (Oct 19) and made off with priceless jewels from the world-renowned museum, taking just seven minutes for the broad-daylight heist, sources and officials said.

Police were hunting the culprits on Sunday afternoon, but a 19th-century crown covered in diamonds and emeralds was found damaged near the building.