Lower thirds:

0:03  Report by / Gasia Ohanes
0:22  Rachida Dati / French Culture Minister
1:13  Alexander Giquello / President of Douot Auction House

Script:

A daring heist at the world's most visited museum:

Just half an hour after the Louvre opened its doors to visitors...

investigators say thieves used a mechanical ladder to reach an upper floor window and smash it... going in and out within minutes:

9. (SOUNDBITE) (French) FRENCH CULTURE MINISTER, RACHIDA DATI, SAYING:
To be completely honest, this operation lasted almost four minutes - it was very quick. We have to say that these are professionals. Organised crime today targets objects of art, and museums of course have become targets, because France, as you know, is a country of heritage
 
Their target: The Apollo Gallery, home to France's remaining crown jewels.

They escaped with nine objects -- including an emerald-and-diamond necklace once gifted by Napoleon to his wife 

one of the stolen items has since been recovered. All of this happened just  250 meters from the Mona Lisa...

Experts believe it will be difficult for the suspects to sell the stolen items

+++(SOUNDBITE) (French) PRESIDENT OF DROUOT AUCTION HOUSE, ALEXANDRE GIQUELLO, SAYING++++
"These pieces are too well-known, too publicised. It's a bit like when the Mona Lisa was stolen. You see, the thief at the time didn't realise the scale of his act, and in fact, they found the Mona Lisa under his bed. It was completely unsellable. So here, the pieces are unsellable, except that they are made of precious materials. (((CUT: So gold has increased a lot in value in recent years, having doubled in 10 years. Diamonds are a fairly high safe haven, but we are at 10, 20, 100 times the intrinsic value of the objects, since there is considerable historical value there."))) 

Remarkably, no one was hurt.