Thieves carried out a brazen daytime heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris on Sunday morning, breaking into the famed landmark using a basket lift to force open a window, smash display cases and steal jewelry that has "inestimable value," France's interior minister and the museum said.

The break-in happened in broad daylight while tourists were already inside the Louvre, the world's most visited museum. It was forced to close in the aftermath of the incident as authorities began to investigate. Police sealed the museum gates and visitors were ushered out. No injuries were reported, according to spokespeople for the Louvre.

"A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum," French Culture Minister Rachida Dati wrote on X, while the museum cited "exceptional reasons"

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