The crown of the Empress of the French Eugénie de Montijo, at the Louvre museum in Paris, in January, 2020.

Thieves reportedly stole nine pieces from the jewelry collection of Napoleon and the Empress in the Louvre, using a basket lift to reach the museum on Sunday morning.

The daring heist at the world’s most visited museum occurred as tourists were inside the Galerie d’Apollon, where part of the French Crown Jewels are displayed.

The museum closed for the day as police sealed gates and ushered visitors out.

Thieves steal historic jewels from the Louvre in daytime heist

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