PARIS (WFIE) – More than $100 million worth of jewels were stolen from the Louvre in Paris over the weekend in a heist that has made headlines across the globe.

Now, some western Kentucky high school students who witnessed it are sharing their experience.

WFIE reports Trinity High School students and staff were at the Louvre as part of their school trip, enjoying iconic pieces like the “Mona Lisa” and “Winged Victory.”

Next was the Gallery of Apollo.

Emily Hernandez, principal of Trinity High School, said, “We were headed into the Apollo Gallery, we were about, I was probably 20 steps away, several of them were probably five steps from entering the door.”

Mason Greer, a Trinity High School sophomore, said he was about five steps from the door when he heard chainsaws.

Greer said, “I d

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