Crown of Empress Eugénie, which was on display at the Apollo Gallery at the Louvre museum in Paris. Thieves broke in to the Louvre and fled with jewellery, but the crown was found broken and later retrieved. Photograph: Stephane de Sakutin/ AFP via Getty Images
In an audacious raid on Sunday, thieves stole eight items of jewellery of what officials described as “incalculable” value from the Louvre Museum in Paris.
The gang targeted the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, which contains France’s historic collection of crown jewels.
The thieves also tried to steal the crown of Empress Eugénie, wife to Nap
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