Two men arrested over the jewel heist at France's Louve museum are to be charged with theft and criminal conspiracy after "partially admitting to the charges", Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau has said.

The suspects were to be brought before magistrates with a view to "charging them with organised theft, which carries a 15-year prison sentence", and criminal conspiracy, punishable by 10 years, Beccuau told a press conference.

The jewellery stolen has "not yet been recovered", Ms Beccuau said.

Four hooded thieves made off with the treasures after breaking into the Louvre on the morning of October 19, exposing security lapses at the world's most-visited museum.

The two detained men, both in their thirties and with criminal records, were arrested on Saturday . One of them was attempting t

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