Thieves broke into Paris' Louvre museum through a window, stealing "priceless" items of jewelry before escaping on motorbikes.

PARIS (Reuters) -Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris' Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes,

French police are searching for four suspects believed to have stolen royal jewellery of “inestimable” historical value from Paris’s Louvre museum, in a heist that forced one of the world’s most famous attractions to close for the day.

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world’s most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre’s facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels,

Fox News' Stephanie Bennett joins 'Fox News Live' to report the latest on a jewel heist at the Louvre in Paris, France.

Thieves used a basket lift to reach a window and break into the museum in Paris, officials said.

Authorities have yet to say what pieces were stolen from Paris' Louvre on Sunday, but here are details of some of the treasures housed in the museum gallery the thieves targeted. Among the items displayed there are gems making up France's crown jewels,

Thieves have pulled off a daring heist at the Louvre, stealing priceless Napoleonic jewels from the famed Paris museum within minutes while visitors were inside.