The Louvre in Paris Shuttered After Heist Reported at World’s Largest Museum

A gang of masked thieves made off with a trove of priceless jewels in a daring heist at the largest museum in the world early Sunday morning. French Culture Minister Rachida Dati is on site at The Louvre, the vast arts and culture center in the heart of Paris. The museum attracts almost nine million visitors every year, where Dati says police are frantically carrying out their investigation into the theft. Those efforts appear to be largely focused for now on the southeast corner of the main building, overlooking the River Seine. A large extendable ladder from the back of a goods truck appears to show how the robbers made their entry through one of the second-floor windows at approximately 9:30 am local time. Perpetrators reportedly were carrying a set of chainsaws and made their escape on