PARIS (Reuters) -Jewels stolen from the Louvre museum in a brazen heist have not yet been found, the Paris prosecutor said on Wednesday, adding that two suspects arrested on the weekend had partially recognised their involvement in the robbery.

Four hooded thieves made off with the jewels 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 to board a flight to Algeria.

There was no evidence to suggest at this point that the robbery was an inside job, Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told a news conference.

“I want to remain hopeful that [the jewels] will be found and they can be brought back to

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