The Louvre Museum in Paris announced it would remain closed as investigations continue into Sunday's extraordinary theft of historic jewellery – and experts say the prospects of recovering the treasures are slim.

In a post on X, the museum said it regretted Monday's closure, as France begins to digest the implications of the brazen heist in which robbers made off with artefacts from the French crown jewels, dating from the Napoleonic era.

There are also concerns they will be cut down and sold by the gang, or have already been shipped outside France.

How did the heist happen?

The thieves used a truck-mounted ladder to gain access to the Apollo Gallery, one of the most ornate rooms in the Louvre, through a window.

Armed with tools including an angle grinder and a blowtorch, they targete

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