The gang disguised as construction workers that broke into the Louvre got away with a very big haul indeed.

Four raiders in high-vis gear smashed their way into the world’s biggest museum in daylight and fled with the ‘priceless’ treasures that once belonged to Napoleon.

No suspects have yet been caught with eight of the items from the Louvre collection still missing.

The crown jewels snatched were worth an estimated 88 million euros (£76 million), it has been revealed.

However, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that the monetary estimate does not include their historical value to France.

Ms Beccuau, whose office is leading the heist probe, said about 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the suspects and gems after Sunday’s brazen theft. ‘The wrongdoers who took

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