Two suspects have been arrested in the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre museum, one of whom was poised to flee the country, Paris authorities said Sunday.

Both men are in their 30s, hail from an economically depressed Parisian suburb and were already known to police , Reuters reported, citing the newspaper Le Parisien. One of the suspects arrested was identified via DNA found at the scene from a glove and helmet the thieves left behind, local media reported.

Paris prosectuor Laure Beccuau declined to confirm the exact number of suspects nabbed or whether any stolen treasures have been recovered.

The suspects were picked up Saturday night by members of a special police unit that investigates armed robberies, serious burglaries and art thefts, she said in a statement.

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