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Five more suspects arrested for daring Louvre robbery, but no jewellery recovered

# French police have arrested five more people, including a prime suspect whose DNA was found at the scene of this month’s daring Louvre museum robbery. Four thieves used a truck with a moving lift and cutting gear to break into a first-floor gallery at the museum on October 19, fleeing with jewellery worth an estimated 1.7-billion-rand. The latest arrests come after two suspects were charged on Wednesday with theft and criminal conspiracy. None of the loot has been found yet.