Five more people have been arrested in the investigation into the theft of crown jewels from the Louvre Museum​, but the treasures remain missing, authorities say.

A week after thieves stormed the Louvre and ripped eight priceless pieces from France’s crown jewels, the country is nursing a deep cultural wound.

Five more arrests made in Louvre heist investigation as French crown jewels worth $102 million remain missing after daring daytime theft from Paris museum.

A wave of arrests resulted in five more suspects being caught in the stunning daylight theft of priceless crown jewels from the world’s largest and most visited museum, the Louvre in Paris. Authorities confirmed Thursday,

Days after eight pieces of the French crown jewels were stolen from the Louvre, a former bank robber who once toured the now-infamous Apollo Gallery for a Louvre podcast says he warned a museum official of weaknesses in security.

The Louvre Museum in Paris has reopened three days after jewellery worth 88 million euros (£76m; $88m) was stolen in a brazen daylight robbery. Visitors were welcomed back to the Louvre from 09:00 local time (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, but the museum said its Apollo Gallery - where the heist took place - remained closed.

Two of four hooded suspects arrested on suspicion of stealing jewels from the Louvre Museum have "partially admitted" their involvement in the daylight heist but the precious pieces remain missing, a Paris prosecutor has declared.