France, Oct. 24 -- French police have gathered more than 150 DNA samples and fingerprints in the hunt for the thieves behind a daring daylight raid on the Louvre that saw eight royal jewels worth €88 million stolen.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said on Thursday that forensic teams have carried out the samples and other traces at the site of Sunday's heist.

"The analyses take time, even though they are a priority for the laboratories," Beccuau told Ouest France, adding the results in the coming days could point to suspects if they are already on file.

The thieves struck with precision. They arrived in a stolen furniture removal truck, raised a ladder to a first-floor window and cut into a gallery displaying France's crown jewels...