Two suspects in their thirties were arrested Saturday evening in connection with the Louvre Museum theft, with one detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria and the second arrested in the Paris region.</span

Guardian

Connexionfrance

Two suspects in their thirties were arrested Saturday evening in connection with the Louvre Museum theft, with one detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport while attempting to board a flight to Algeria and the second arrested in the Paris region.

The arrests were made based on DNA evidence and forensic analysis of more than 150 samples collected from items left at the scene, including a motorcycle helmet, blowtorch, cutting equipment and yellow work vest.</span

The Local France

New York Post

The arrests were made based on DNA evidence and forensic analysis of more than 150 samples collected from items left at the scene, including a motorcycle helmet, blowtorch, cutting equipment and yellow work vest.

Four thieves used a stolen furniture truck with an extending ladder to break into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery on October 19, completing the heist in approximately seven minutes and stealing eight crown jewels valued at $102 million.</span

France 24

The Telegraph

Four thieves used a stolen furniture truck with an extending ladder to break into the Louvre's Apollo Gallery on October 19, completing the heist in approximately seven minutes and stealing eight crown jewels valued at $102 million.

The stolen items included an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte gave his second wife Marie-Louise, and a diadem with 212 pearls and nearly 2,000 diamonds that belonged to Empress Eugenie.</span

Daily Mail

The stolen items included an emerald and diamond necklace that Napoleon Bonaparte gave his second wife Marie-Louise, and a diadem with 212 pearls and nearly 2,000 diamonds that belonged to Empress Eugenie.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau criticized media outlets for prematurely disclosing arrest information, stating it could hinder the work of more than 100 investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewelry and apprehend all perpetrators.</span

The Times

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau criticized media outlets for prematurely disclosing arrest information, stating it could hinder the work of more than 100 investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewelry and apprehend all perpetrators.

The theft has sparked debate about security at French cultural institutions, with the Louvre director admitting the robbers exploited a blind spot in surveillance and requesting creation of a dedicated on-site police station.</span

Le Monde.fr

The theft has sparked debate about security at French cultural institutions, with the Louvre director admitting the robbers exploited a blind spot in surveillance and requesting creation of a dedicated on-site police station.

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Two Arrested in $102M Louvre Crown Jewels Heist

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French authorities cracked this case through solid police work and forensic science. The criminals left 150 DNA samples at the scene and booked flights under their real names — amateur hour mistakes that made arrests inevitable. These weren't criminal masterminds but hired muscle from Seine-Saint-Denis working for international buyers.

French authorities cracked this case through solid police work and forensic science. The criminals left 150 DNA samples at the scene and booked flights under their real names — amateur hour mistakes that made arrests inevitable. These weren't criminal masterminds but hired muscle from Seine-Saint-Denis working for international buyers.</span

Mario Nawfal

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This brazen heist exposed France's institutional decay and chronic government neglect of national treasures. The Louvre's security was laughably inadequate — cameras pointed the wrong way and broken windows covered with wood like a home repair job. This embarrassing failure symbolizes Macron's crumbling presidency.

This brazen heist exposed France's institutional decay and chronic government neglect of national treasures. The Louvre's security was laughably inadequate — cameras pointed the wrong way and broken windows covered with wood like a home repair job. This embarrassing failure symbolizes Macron's crumbling presidency.</span

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