The Louvre Museum in Paris remains closed after a brazen daylight heist that took place on Sunday resulted in eight missing pieces of Napoleonic jewelry. Prosecutors in Paris said on Tuesday that the stolen jewels were worth an estimated $102 million ($88 million euros).

Thieves have stolen “priceless” jewelry from the Louvre in Paris, the world’s most-visited museum, in an audacious seven-minute raid on Sunday, the French interior minister has said.

Thieves broke into the Louvre in Paris — the world's most visited museum — early Sunday morning. Museum officials said they stole jewelry and fled.

PARIS -- As the alarms sounded at the Louvre Museum on Sunday morning, four suspects took off on two motorbikes, winding their way through central Paris, allegedly carrying with them a haul of "priceless" jewelry once worn by queens and royals.

The jewelry taken from the Louvre Museum in Paris is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million), according to a French prosecutor, as the search continues for the stolen treasures.

News of the robbery sparked criticism over the museum's lapses in security. Some French officials have called the incident a national humiliation.

Ever since a daring jewelry heist at the Louvre in Paris on Oct. 19, the internet has turned into a global detective agency — with people everywhere trying to crack the case. Now, a photo of a man at

Speaking to the New York Times, Camus confirmed the man was an unidentified passerby and had no known connection to the case. Camus said he snapped the picture because he was drawn to the man's outfit and how it connected to the Louvre.