Paris prosecutor says apprehended Louvre heist suspects have spoken, as $102M crown jewels remain missing

Officials have yet to recover the jewels stolen from the Louvre Museum despite the arrest of two defendants in the occurrence French investigators publicized Wednesday Four thieves broke into the Louvre on October and made off with an estimated million worth of crown jewels with the heist lasting less than minutes Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau delivered an update on the analysis to the press on Wednesday I want to remain hopeful that the jewels will be discovered and they can be brought back to the Louvre and more broadly to the nation Beccuau reported There is no evidence that the robbery was an inside job according to Beccuau Leadership made the two arrests on Saturday with one of the men attempting to board a plane to Algeria Beccuau explained that the persons of interest in custody have at least in part recognized their involvement in the heist Reuters informed LOUVRE MUSEUM CLOSED AFTER ROBBERY FRENCH OFFICIAL SAYSThe crew of thieves used a basket lift to scale the Louvre s fa ade forced open a window smashed display cases and fled according to French personnel The Louvre's director Laurence des Cars acknowledged there was a terrible failure in the museum's defense Beccuau mentioned investigators from a special police unit in charge of armed robberies serious burglaries and art thefts made the arrests She revealed the premature leak of information could hinder the work of over investigators mobilized to recover the stolen jewels and apprehend all of the perpetrators BRAZEN LOUVRE ROBBERY CREW MAY HAVE BEEN HIRED BY COLLECTOR PROSECUTOR SAYSThe thieves escaped with a total of eight objects including a sapphire diadem necklace and single earring from a set linked to th-century queens Marie-Am lie and Hortense They also stole an emerald necklace and earrings tied to Empress Marie-Louise Napoleon Bonaparte s second wife and a reliquary brooch Empress Eug nie s diamond diadem and her large corsage-bow brooch an imperial ensemble of rare craftsmanship were also part of the loot Eug nie s emerald-set imperial crown with more than diamonds was later ascertained outside the museum damaged but recoverable Fox News' Stephen Sorace contributed to this summary