Everything we know about the Louvre jewellery heist

The world-famous museum in Paris is still closed on Monday after a masked gang raided one of its galleries.

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Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most visited museum in broad daylight, before escaping on scooters with eight extremely valuable items of jewellery.

Here is what we know about the crime which has stunned France.

The robbery happened on Sunday between 09:30 and 09:40 local time (08:30 and 08:40 BST), shortly after the museum opened to visitors.

Four thieves used a vehicle-mounted mechanical lift to gain access to the Galerie d'Apollon (Gallery of Apollo) via a balcony close to the River Seine.