By Camille Knight for CNN
Police outside the Louvre after the heist. Photo: QUENTIN DE GROEVE
Two suspects have been arrested and placed in custody as part of the investigation into the theft of precious jewels from the Louvre in Paris, French media are reporting.
One of the two men was arrested at Roissy Charles de Gaulle airport, and was preparing to board a flight for Algeria, according to CNN-affiliate BFMTV, citing sources familiar with the matter.
Thieves targeted the Louvre's Apollo Gallery on the upper floor last weekend, which houses the French Crown Jewels.
In the course of a seven-minute heist, they broke into two high-security display cases and stole nine items, according to France's culture ministry.
- CNN
