Jewellery worth “several million euros” stolen in French museum burglary

PARIS, July 6– Jewellery worth “several million euros” was stolen at the Lalique Museum in northeastern France early Sunday, according to French media and museum officials.

The burglary took place shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time (0400 GMT) at the museum in the Bas-Rhin department of the Grand Est region. Several masked suspects forced their way into the building through the main entrance, French television channel BFM TV reported, citing a source close to the investigation. Six display cases were smashed.