"They are believed to be the two men who used a mechanized furniture elevator attached to a truck to reach a second-floor balcony window thatthey then smashed to enter the museum's Apollo Gallery on Oct. 19, Beccuau said. They seized diamond-, gem- and pearl-encrusted tiaras, earrings and necklaces once worn by royalty, which authorities said they feared could be dismantled for their jewels and melted down because they are so recognizable. At least two other people were involved in the getaway, authorities said."
"Authorities had still not recovered the stolen objects, she added. It comes a day after French authorities said two suspects "partially admitted" their involvement in the brazen seven-minute robbery that took place last week. At a news conference Wednesday, Beccuau said French authorities were "hopeful" the jewels "will be recovered and can be returned to the Louvre and to the nation.""
Five more suspects were detained in and around Paris on Wednesday evening in connection with the daytime theft of crown jewels from the Louvre. The stolen diamond-, gem- and pearl-encrusted tiaras, earrings and necklaces have not been recovered. Two earlier suspects are charged with organized crime and conspiracy and are in pre-trial detention. Investigators used DNA to link initial suspects; one was detained at Charles de Gaulle Airport attempting to leave for Algeria and another was detained at his home after DNA matched broken glass. The robbery involved a mechanized furniture elevator, a smashed second-floor Apollo Gallery window and at least two getaway accomplices.
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