Investigators say the thieves entered and exited the museum in under four minutes on Sunday morning, escaping with eight pieces from France’s Crown Jewels.

Thieves took less than eight minutes to steal 88 million euros (US$102 million) worth of crown jewels in a weekend heist at the world’s most visited museum, the Louvre, shocking the world.

The pieces, which are from the Galerie d'Apollon, a first-floor wing of the museum that houses hardstone jewels, diamonds and crowns won by French royals, are worth $102 million, Paris public prosecu...