# French police have arrested two suspects in connection with the theft of priceless jewels from the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery in Paris. Eight precious pieces worth an estimated 1.2-billion-rand were taken from the world’s most-visited museum last Sunday, when four thieves wielding power tools broke into the building in broad daylight. According to reports, both suspects are in their 30s, known to police, and have prior criminal records for robbery. Security measures have since been tightened around France’s cultural institutions.
Two suspects arrested over theft of precious crown jewels from the Louvre museum