A week after four thieves pulled off a daring seven-minute robbery at the Louvre, police have made their first arrests in a case that’s shaken France and exposed serious gaps in museum security. Last Sunday, the robbers showed up early in the morning with a furniture-lift truck, cut through a window in the Galerie d’Apollon, and threatened guards before smashing two display cases.

They escaped on scooters with eight priceless jewels once owned by France’s long-departed royals. The stolen treasure, estimated to be worth about 88 million euros ($102.63 million), included necklaces, tiaras, and brooches that symbolized centuries of French history.

Authorities confirmed on Saturday that one suspect was caught at Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport while preparing to leave the country, according

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