Police have arrested suspects in connection with the theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre museum, just as one attempted to leave the country, the Paris prosecutor’s office said.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said that investigators arrested multiple men in connection with the Louvre Museum heist on Saturday evening.

French authorities have detained two of the suspected robbers believed to have stolen precious crown jewels from the Louvre in a museum heist that stunned the world, officials said Sunday.

French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-man crew who stole precious jewellery from the world-famous Louvre museum last week, two sources close to the

Two suspects were arrested and placed in custody on Saturday evening as part of the investigation into the theft of precious jewels from the Louvre in Paris, French media report.

Two men have been arrested over the Louvre Museum theft which saw eight of France’s priceless crown jewels stolen.

French police have arrested two suspects believed to be behind the daring theft of French Crown Jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris, described as one of the most audacious museum burglaries in modern history.