Afghanistan, Oct. 22 -- Thieves carried out a swift, seven-minute heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing historic jewels valued at $102 million, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
A daring theft at the Louvre Museum in Paris has left French authorities scrambling after a collection of royal and historic jewels was stolen from the Apollo Gallery.
The French Interior Ministry said the heist occurred on Sunday when several unidentified individuals entered the gallery and took multiple valuable items within just seven minutes.
French media reported that among the stolen items was the crown of Queen Eugenie, wife of Napoleon III, which was later recovered outside the museum but sustained damage. The crown features 1,354 diamonds and 56 eme...