Louvre robbers on the run after stealing French crown jewels | ABC NEWS

French police are on the hunt for masked robbers who broke into the Louvre and stole nine precious items.
The brazen heist in the Apollo Gallery took almost four minutes with police finding one crown jewel nearby in the aftermath.
The recovered crown belonged to one of Napoleon's relatives, Empress Eugenie
French Culture Minister Rachida Dati described the offenders as ‘professionals’.
ABC Europe bureau chief Mazoe Ford says the security breach was 'very embarrassing' for the management and security operations of the world’s most visited museum.

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