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There's also talk of a possible accomplice inside the Louvre.
Christian Flech, the former director of the Paris police, said that's entirely possible.
Who can imagine you'd scale a ladder up to a balcony of the Louvre without having a minimum guarantee of what the security situation is inside, he told BFM News Channel.
According to newspaper Le Parisien, the suspects were already known to police and were identified from the DNA taken from a hair inside a motorcycle helmet left behind at the scene of the crime.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
French media are reporting that the men were under surveillance for several days and are known to police.
The Paris prosecutor confirmed one of the men was picked up at Charles de Gaulle Airport about to take a flight to Algeria.
French media are also reporting that more than 150 samples of the men's fingerprints and DNA were discovered on items left behind at the scene of the crime.
such as a circular saw, a reflective vest, a motorcycle helmet, a jerry can, gloves, a walkie-talkie, and Empress Eugenie's diamond and emerald crown that was dropped.
By law, the police can hold the men 96 hours before they must be charged.
The other two accomplices and the jewels are still missing.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
French media are reporting that the men were under surveillance for several days and are known to police.
The Paris prosecutor confirmed one of the men was picked up at Charles de Gaulle Airport about to take a flight to Algeria.
French media are also reporting that more than 150 samples of the men's fingerprints and DNA were discovered on items left behind at the scene of the crime, such as a circular saw, a reflective vest, a motorcycle helmet, a jerry can, gloves, a walkie-talkie, and Empress Eugenie's diamond and emerald crown that was dropped.
By law, the police can hold the men 96 hours before they must be charged.
The other two accomplices and the jewels are still missing.
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR News, Paris.
In a statement, the Paris prosecutor condemned the leak of information in the case, which she said had forced them to reveal facts prematurely that could compromise the investigation.