A daring theft at Paris’s Louvre Museum saw nine pieces of Napoleon’s jewellery stolen from the Apollo Gallery. The museum closed for the day as authorities investigate. No injuries were reported, marking yet another chapter in the Louvre’s history of thefts

Paris: A theft occurred at the Louvre on Sunday, France’s culture minister said, as the museum closed for the day while authorities investigate. “A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” Rachida Dati wrote on X.

The Louvre said it would close “for exceptional reasons,” offering no further details on the heist. No injuries were reported. Dati said she was on site and that an investigation was underway.

French daily Le Parisien reported that the criminals entered the world’s most visited museum and form

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