Paris: France’s iconic Louvre museum was closed on Sunday due to a robbery, the country’s culture minister says.

Rachida Dati said on social media that no injuries were reported, but that an investigation has been opened.

“A robbery took place this morning at the opening of the Louvre Museum,” she wrote on X.

The Louvre said it was closed “for exceptional reasons,” offering no further details on the details of the heist.

A global symbol of French culture, the Louvre is one of the most heavily guarded places in the capital.

Despite its security, the museum has at times been breached, most famously in 1911 when Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa was stolen.

The Paris-based Liberation newspaper reported that four people allegedly broke a first-floor window after the museum opened on Sunda

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