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Officials are investigating after a group of thieves stole eight pieces of jewelry from Paris' iconic Louvre Museum on Oct. 19.

At around 9:30 a.m. local time, the thieves climbed a crane to reach the Galerie d'Apollon, a first-floor wing of the museum that houses the French Crown Jewels. After shattering a window, they broke two display cases, took nine pieces from the collection and escaped on motorbikes, French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said on France Inter radio.

One piece — a diamond and emerald-covered gold crown owned by Empress Eugénie, the wife of Napoleon III — was found on the ground outside the museum. Authorities believe the burglars dropped the piece as they escaped, Paris Prosecutor Laure Beccuau said.

As of Monday, Oct. 20, officials said a manhunt was under