Jewels stolen in Louvre heist worth an estimated €88m, Paris prosecutor says

Officials said the heist lasted less than eight minutes in total, including less than four minutes inside the Louvre

The museum’s alarm was triggered when the window of the Apollo Gallery was forced (Thibault Camus/AP)

The crown jewels stolen in a dramatic weekend heist at the Louvre in Paris were worth an estimated €88m it has been revealed.

However, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that the monetary estimate does not include their historical value to France.