"Two men arrested over a jewel heist at France's Louvre Museum are to be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy after partially admitting to the charges, Paris Public Prosecutor Laure Beccuau has said. The suspects were to be brought before magistrates with a view to charging them with organised theft, which carries a 15-year prison sentence, and criminal conspiracy, punishable by 10 years, Beccuau told a press conference on Wednesday. The jewellery stolen on October 19 has not yet been recovered, Beccuau said."
"It took thieves less than eight minutes to steal the jewels valued at 88 million euros ($102m), shocking the world. The thieves forced open a window, cut into cases with power tools, and fled with eight pieces of the French crown jewels. One suspect is a 34-year-old Algerian national who has been living in France since 2010, Beccuau said. He was arrested Saturday night at Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was about to fly to Algeria with no return ticket."
Two men arrested in connection with the Louvre jewel heist face charges of theft committed by an organised gang and criminal conspiracy and are expected to be held in provisional detention. The heist on October 19 removed eight pieces of the French crown jewels valued at 88 million euros. Thieves forced open a window, cut display cases with power tools, and fled in under eight minutes. One suspect is a 34-year-old Algerian national arrested at Charles de Gaulle Airport while attempting to fly to Algeria; the other is a 39-year-old man arrested at his home in Aubervilliers. DNA from one suspect was found on a glass case and on items left at the scene. The stolen jewellery has not yet been recovered. Organised theft carries a 15-year sentence and criminal conspiracy carries up to 10 years.
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