Thieves steal priceless French jewels in daylight heist at the Louvre

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00:00Witnesses say it's like an event straight out of movies,

00:03as thieves stole priceless jewelry from the Louvre in broad daylight.

00:09Tour guide video shows visitors being ushered out of the museum moments after the robbery took place.

00:14Joan and Jim Carpenter were visiting from California as the alarm sounded throughout the museum.

00:20And then another round of technical difficulties, and then off we went back the way we had come in,

00:25past the same galleries, and then back down the stairs. Lots of confusion, lots of misdirection,

00:32and then they ran us all out.

00:34Authorities say the thieves used a crane and broke a window straight into the gallery containing the

00:38French crown jewels. They quickly got away on motorbikes. A French newspaper reports several

00:44pieces from the Napoleon collection were taken. Following the robbery, museum officials announced

00:49closing for exceptional reasons. No word when the museum will reopen.

00:53Well, when you rob the Louvre, that's a big deal to all of France.

00:58For Straight Arrow News, I'm Jack Henry.