Five new suspects arrested over Louvre jewellery theft

Five more suspects have been arrested over their involvement in the Louvre heist, Paris' public prosecutor has said.

1news.media informs, citing BBC, they were arrested on Wednesday night in the Paris region, Laure Beccuau's office said.

A main suspect was among those arrested, AFP reported. The new arrests come after two men taken into custody in connection with the brazen theft "partially recognised" their involvement.

Items worth €88m (£76m; $102m) were taken from the world's most-visited museum on 19 October, when four thieves broke into the building in broad daylight.

The jewels had not been recovered yet, and the gang involved could be bigger than the four people caught on CCTV, Beccuau had said on Wednesday.