Stolen Louvre jewels are worth estimated $102 million, not including their historical value, prosecutor says

Crown jewels that were stolen in a dramatic weekend heist at the Louvre are worth an estimated 88 million euros, or $102 million, not including their historical value to France, the Paris prosecutor said Tuesday.

About 100 investigators are now involved in the police hunt for the gems and heist suspects , said prosecutor Laure Beccuau, whose office is leading the investigation.

"The wrongdoers who took these gems won't earn 88 million euros if they had the very bad idea of disassembling these jewels," she said in an interview with broadcaster RTL. "We can perhaps hope that they'll think about this and won't destroy these jewels without rhyme or reason."

Questions have arisen about security at the Louvre, the world's most-visited museum, and whether security cameras might have