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The Louvre Museum in Paris was closed for a second day on Monday as police continued their hunt for the gang who stole priceless pieces of royal jewellery in a daring raid. France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said he would tighten security outside cultural institutions as a result.

The world’s largest art museum, the Louvre has approximately half a million objects in its collection, with about 30,000 on display, and sees on average 8 million visitors per year. That’s big on any scale, with a lot of people and objects to keep watch over. And Sundays are particularly…

The bandits made off with loot that France's interior minister described as "priceless."

French nuclear group Orano is to stand trial in Paris over claims it failed to protect staff from a 2010 Al-Qaeda kidnapping near its uranium mine in Niger.

The mayor of Paris said the robbery was ‘a shock’ and resembled the plot of the mystery thriller ‘Lupin’

French authorities have launched a major investigation after thieves stole jewels of 'inestimable value' from the Louvre Museum.

France's Interior Ministry said that around 9.30am several intruders forced open a window, stole jewels from vitrines and fled on two-wheelers.

A dramatic heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris has left the museum surrounded by police and closed to visitors for at least the day.

France’s interior minister says the group entered the museum using a ladder and broke into windows using small chainsaws