<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-heist-how-a-german-freight-lift-became-an-unexpected-social-media-star/67393797-b144-4634-a13c-9490104f9286" rel="" target="" title="brazen robbery at the Louvre earlier this month"><span>brazen robbery at the Louvre earlier this month</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Paris prosecutor announced the arrests this evening, after thieves stole $155 million worth of the French crown jewels from the world's most visited museum on October 19.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The five were detained late on Wednesday night (Thursday morning AEDT) in Paris and the Paris region, Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told RTL radio. </span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/prison-officers-walk-off-job-after-inmate-sentenced-for-jail-attack/d29b4583-7a4c-48f2-b9dc-f03c9335a9b0"><strong><span>Brutal jail attack that sparked prison officer walkout revealed</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She did not release their identities or other details.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Two other suspects were arrested on Sunday night (AEDT), and </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-heist-update-paris-prosecutor-says-two-suspects-partially-admit-their-participation/96f70418-0093-42e7-84f0-5294629a92a9" rel="" target="" title="were today handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organised gang"><span>were today handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organised gang</span></a><span>, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Beccuau said they admitted their involvement.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/world/louvre-theft-five-new-arrests/d9c7bcbf-2df7-4f80-aa4c-23b5bd462df0" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She told a news conference that the two are believed to be the men who forced their way into the Louvre during the heist.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The jewels stolen in the robbery remain missing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em><span></span></div></div>