Latest arrests made in Paris region but no indication of whether crown jewels worth £76m have been recovered
Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the Louvre robbery in Paris, in which thieves stole crown jewels worth an estimated €88m (£76m), French media have reported.
Citing judicial sources, RTL radio said on Thursday the arrests had been made in connection with the heist, the most spectacular robbery in France in decades. BFMTV previously reported one new suspect had been arrested.
RTL said the arrests had been made overnight at properties around the Paris region. There was no immediate official confirmation of the reports, and no indication of whether the jewels had been recovered.
The Paris public prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a media conference on Wednesday evening that two men who had been arrested on Sunday had “partially admitted” their role but the gems were still missing.
