Suspects in the brazen daylight heist of some of France's crown jewels from the Louvre were arrested near Paris on Saturday evening, the Paris prosecutor said, confirming an earlier report from newspaper Le Parisien.

One of the suspects was apprehended at an airport as he tried to board a flight to Algeria, following the historic heist.

French authorities have arrested two men in relation to last week's major jewel heist at Paris' Louvre Museum.

Few artists can say their work has been seen by millions in Paris, but P.E.I. artist Paul Alan can. His paintings were recently displayed outside the entrance to the Louvre, the world’s most-visited museum.

Thieves wielding power tools broke into the world's most-visited museum in broad daylight, stealing eight items described as of inestimable value.

Does a photo show a well-dressed French detective working the case of the Crown Jewels stolen from the Louvre? No, that's not true: The original poster later said it was a "fantasy version" she did not regret posting.

Another museum in France has been the target of brazen thieves. Approximately 2,000 gold and silver coins were stolen from Maison des Lumières Denis Diderot in Landres on Oct. 19, just hours after over $100 million worth of jewels were stolen from the Louvre Museum in Paris.

The Louvre will remain closed for a second day running on Monday, management told the Agence France-Presse, after thieves stole crown jewels from the museum in Paris a day earlier. "The museum is not opening today,