A police car parks in the courtyard of the Louvre museum, one week after the robbery. (AP Photo/Thomas Padilla)

Two men who have been arrested on suspicion of stealing jewels from the Louvre Museum on October 19 have partially admitted to their involvement in one of the most shocking heists in recent times, the Paris prosecutor said.

Algerian man among two arrested

The two men were arrested on Saturday after being identified through DNA traces left at the crime scene. One of them, a 34-year-old unemployed Algerian national living in France since 2010, was detained by police as he tried to board a flight to Algeria. The other man, 39, was already under judicial supervision in an aggravated theft case.

According to Reuters , both men live in Aubervilliers, a low-income neighbourhood

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