Five more arrests made over brazen Louvre heist

Five new suspects have been arrested in connection with the brazen robbery at the Louvre earlier this month.

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.

The five were detained late on Wednesday night (Thursday morning AEDT) in Paris and the Paris region, Prosecutor Laure Beccuau told RTL radio.

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She did not release their identities or other details.

Two other suspects were arrested on Sunday night (AEDT), and were today handed preliminary charges of criminal conspiracy and theft committed by an organised gang, according to the Paris prosecutor's office.

Beccuau said they admitted their involvement.

She told a news conference that the two are believed to be the men who forced their way into the Louvre during the heist.

The jewels stolen in the robbery remain missing.

More to come.