As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jewelry once worn by queens and royals.

The suspects were last seen speeding southeast on Highway A6 out of Paris and in the direction of Lyon, according to investigators.

About 24 hours after the brazen theft of some of the most recognizable pieces of glittering French heritage, which were taken during daylight hours from the world's most-visited museum, a nationwide manhunt and investigation are in full swing, according to state and law enforcement officials.

"The theft committed at the Louvre is an attack on a heritage that we cherish because it is our history," President Emmanuel Macron

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