Two of the suspects in the Louvre jewellery heist were convicted of involvement in the same theft case a decade ago, French prosecutors have revealed.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau said three alleged members, of what French media have dubbed the four-strong "commando" team who carried out the raid, are now in custody.

The thieves stole nine items - one of which was dropped and recovered at the scene - worth an estimated £76m in less than eight minutes while the world-famous museum was open to visitors on 19 October.

They forced open a window and cut into cases with power tools after gaining access via a vehicle-mounted mechanical lift, before fleeing on scooters.

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Thieves broke into the museum via a window they

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