Police have arrested five more suspects linked to the theft of treasures worth $143 million Cdn from the Louvre museum's Apollo gallery, the Paris prosecutor said on Thursday, expressing hope the latest developments will help them find the jewels.

Four hooded thieves made off with their booty during opening hours on the morning of Oct. 19, exposing security lapses at the world's most-visited museum in a brazen daylight heist that sent shockwaves around the world and prompted soul-searching in France over what some viewed as a national humiliation.

Paris prosecutor Laure Beccuau told radio station RTL on Thursday the latest suspects had been arrested in

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