One suspect was arrested in Paris' Charles de Gaulle Airport as he was preparing to leave the country, French authorities said.

The Louvre has transferred some of its most precious jewels to the Bank of France after a spectacular daylight heist exposed woeful flaws in museum's security. On Friday a secret police escort oversaw the transfer of some of the remaining jewels to the Bank,

Last Friday, the French police carried out the relocation of the jewels in a secret operation due to the museum's evident security flaws. The Louvre Museum in Paris has decided to move some of the most precious jewels from its exhibition to the Bank of France after the robbery it suffered last Sunday,

The robbery at the Louvre left behind more than broken glass. It battered the pride of a nation that is increasingly glum about itself and its direction.

Authorities were racing Monday to reassure the public about security at key cultural sites — and find the jewels stolen from the museum before they can be broken up and melted down.

French detectives announced that there is digital forensic evidence indicating that a security guard at the Louvre was in contact with the suspected thieves prior to the heist which has rocked