A manhunt is under way after thieves broke into the Louvre and stole “priceless” jewellery that once belonged to Napoleon Bonaparte’s family.

Three masked thieves carried out the robbery in the Apollon Gallery on the museum's second floor, which overlooks the River Seine and is currently under construction.

Nine pieces of Napoleon’s jewelry were stolen from the Louvre on October 19, 2025, in a heist lasting under seven minutes.

IT took just seven minutes for a chainsaw-wielding gang to scale the side of the Louvre and steal tens of millions worth of jewellery. A top team of 60 investigators are yet to track down any of

In the wake of the massive Louvre jewelry heist, experts weigh in on security lapses and how to stop it from happening again.

Thieves broke into the Louvre Museum in Paris, stealing jewels from Napoleon’s collection in a daring early-morning robbery.

The precious artifacts snatched from Paris’s Louvre Museum on Sunday include an emerald necklace gifted by Napoleon to his second wife and other priceless crown jewels.

This special report details a brazen jewel heist at the Louvre Museum in Paris, where thieves stole items of immense historical significance linked to figures like Napoleon I and Empress Eugenie. According to Paris prosecutors,