On October 30, AFP reported that five new suspects were arrested in the Louvre theft in Paris, France.
Previously, French TV BFM said that another person was arrested in the Paris area late on October 29. The man is suspected of being present at the scene of the incident on October 19, when the theft occurred.
On October 29, the Paris Prosecutor's Office informed that the two men arrested last weekend had admitted to being involved in a theft at the Louvre.
On October 19, a thief broke into the Apollo collection on the top floor of the Louvre, which preserves French Royal jewelry.
The thieves used a ladder mounted on a truck to break into the exhibition room through the window. Apollo is one of the most elaborately decorated rooms in the museum.
The group of thieves broke into two highly secure display shelves and took 9 items, including a set of diamond and sapphire jewelry of Queen Marie-Amelie and Queen Hortense.
The jewelry stolen from the museum is estimated to be worth 88 million euros ($102 million).
