India, Oct. 19 -- It seemed like a scene straight out of a heist movie. In broad daylight, and in just seven minutes, at least three masked thieves struck Paris's Louvre Museum on Sunday, October 19, 2025, making off with nine priceless pieces from the French crown jewels collection.

Traffic was blocked around the Louvre Pyramid, and gates on the Seine side were closed, leaving tourists stranded. "What's going on?" one visitor asked. "Watch the news," a policewoman replied, according to a Le Parisien report.

Around 9:30 a.m., as visitors began to fill the museum, three masked thieves gained access through a construction site along the Seine quayside.

They reportedly used a goods lift to reach the Apollo Gallery, where part of France's ...