Two suspects have been arrested over the audacious theft of precious royal jewels from the Louvre Museum in Paris on October 19, French media have said.

The office of the prosecutor in Paris, who though did not confirm the number of arrests, said one of the men caught was taken into custody as he was reportedly planning to fly out of the country from Charles de Gaulle Airport. According to the prosecutor, the arrests were made on Saturday (October 25) evening.

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French Interior Minister Laurent Nunez praised “the investigators who have worked tirelessly”, just as he asked them to, and who have always had his “full confidence”.

USD 102-million heist

Items worth USD 102 million were taken from the wor

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