Suspects in the brazen daylight heist of some of France's crown jewels from the Louvre were arrested near Paris on Saturday, just as one of them was about to fly out of the country from Charles de...

Jewels stolen from the Louvre museum in a brazen heist have not yet been found, the Paris prosecutor has said, adding that two suspects arrested on the weekend had partially recognised their involvement in the robbery.

Two suspects in the Louvre jewel heist have admitted their involvement and are believed to be the men who forced their way into the world’s most visited museum, a Paris prosecutor said Wednesday. Laure Beccuau told a news conference that the two face preliminary charges of theft committed by an…

The Paris prosecutor says the jewels are not yet recovered and there could be a bigger gang behind the theft.

It took thieves less than eight minutes to steal the jewels valued at €88m from the world’s most visited museum.

French police acknowledged major gaps in the Louvre's defences turning this month's dazzling daylight theft into a national reckoning over how France protects its treasures

The stolen jewels have not yet been found and at least two suspects remain at large.