French authorities have detained two men suspected of being part of the four-person crew who stole precious jewellery from the world-famous Louvre museum last week , reported news agency AFP citing two sources close to the case.

One of the suspects was apprehended at approximately 10:00 pm (2000 GMT) on Saturday at Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport as he was about to board a flight abroad, reported French media outlets Le Parisien and Paris Match . The second individual was arrested not long afterwards in the greater Paris region, according to Le Parisien . Also Read | Louvre robbers filmed escaping in new footage: Watch here

Dozens of investigators had been tasked with tracking down the thieves who successfully robbed the Louvre in broad daylight on October 19th, making o

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