"Suspects have been arrested in connection with last Sunday's heist of crown jewels from the Louvre in Paris, the Paris prosecutor said on Sunday, confirming earlier media reports. Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau did not say how many suspects had been taken into custody, but media spoke of two men. Beccuau also lamented the fact that the information had been prematurely leaked, saying this could hinder the work of investigators "mobilized to recover the stolen jewels and apprehend all of the perpetrators.""
"Le Parisien newspaper said one suspect was arrested at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to leave the country by plane for Algeria on Saturday evening and another was arrested later in the evening in the Seine-Saint-Denis suburb north of Paris. A week ago, four masked men broke into the Apollo Gallery in the Louvre, the room housing France's remaining crown jewels, and stole eight pieces of jewellry once belonging to French queens and empresses."
Suspects were arrested in connection with the Louvre crown jewels heist; two men were reportedly taken into custody. One suspect was detained at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport while preparing to fly to Algeria, and another was arrested in a Seine-Saint-Denis suburb north of Paris. Four masked men broke into the Apollo Gallery, which houses France's remaining crown jewels, and stole eight pieces once belonging to queens and empresses. The heist lasted eight minutes and the stolen items are valued at 88 million euros ($102 million). Investigators recovered more than 150 DNA samples, fingerprints and other clues at the scene.
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