Chainsaw-armed thieves stole over 8,000 gemstones in a swift, carefully planned heist at Paris’ most famous museum
The haul from the brazen daylight heist at Paris’ Louvre Museum in October has been valued at about €88 million ($96 million), with thieves making off with gemstones set into French crown jewels, BFMTV reported on Monday, citing the findings of an investigation.
Four masked men armed with a chainsaw broke into the iconic museum on October 19 and forced their way into the Apollo Gallery, where they cut open a display case and fled with jewelry pieces. The heist lasted just minutes and was conducted without anyone being injured…
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